Takam vs Lewis

Who won Takam vs Lewis?

Carlos Takam beat Craig Lewis by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 14th, 2019, at Resort World Catskills Casino, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91 in favor of winner Carlos Takam.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Takam vs Lewis stats

Back in September 2019, Carlos Takam stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Craig Lewis made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Takam had a large advantage in power over Lewis, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Lewis' 57%.

Carlos Takam was the older man by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Lewis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Takam.

Both Carlos Takam and Craig Lewis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Takam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Lewis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 177 more professional rounds, totaling 269 compared to Lewis' 92.

Carlos Takam went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Takam vs Lewis form

Carlos Takam had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Derek Chisora on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on October 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivica Bacurin on June 17, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Casino de la Vallee, Valle dAosta, Italy.

Before that, he had beaten Marcin Rekowski on January 29, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had lost to Joseph Parker on May 21, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

Activity check

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Takam vs Lewis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Resort World Catskills Casino, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Takam vs Lewis?

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