Warrington vs Takoucht

Who won Warrington vs Takoucht?

Josh Warrington beat Sofiane Takoucht by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 12th October 2019 at First Direct Arena in Leeds.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Warrington vs Takoucht stats

Back in October 2019, Josh Warrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sofiane Takoucht made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Takoucht had advantage in power over Warrington, with a 37% knock out percentage over Warrington's 21%.

Josh Warrington was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Both Josh Warrington & Sofiane Takoucht fought out of an orthodox stance.

Warrington was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 year and 10 months later than Takoucht, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 268 to Takoucht's 256.

Sofiane Takoucht was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Warrington vs Takoucht form

Warrington had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Kid Galahad on 15th June 2019 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Carl Frampton on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lee Selby on 19th May 2018 by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

Before that, he had beat Dennis Ceylan on 21st October 2017 by knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had defeated Kiko Martinez on 13th May 2017 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Warrington vs Takoucht start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Warrington vs Takoucht?

Warrington vs Takoucht was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Warrington vs Takoucht?

Josh Warrington was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Sofiane Takoucht made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.