Yoka vs Takam

Who won Yoka vs Takam?

Carlos Takam beat Tony Yoka by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-94, 96-94 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.

Also on the undercard Dan Azeez was victorious over Thomas Faure, and Lauren Price beat Naomi Mannes.

Yoka vs Takam stats

Back in March 2023, Tony Yoka stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Takam made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yoka had a slight advantage in power over Takam, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Takam's 72%.

Tony Yoka was the younger man by 12 years, at 31 years old.

Yoka had a height advantage of 5 inches over Takam. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Tony Yoka and Carlos Takam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 35 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 years and 5 months later than Takam, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 188 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Takam's 269.

Tony Yoka went into the fight ranked number 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Yoka vs Takam form

Yoka had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris, France.

Prior to that, he had beaten Petar Milas on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Roland Garros, Paris.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joel Tambwe Djeko on March 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique.

Before that, he had beaten Christian Hammer on November 27, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique.

He had defeated Johann Duhaupas on September 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Paris, Paris.

Carlos Takam had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Arslanbek Makhmudov on September 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joe Joyce on July 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jerry Forrest on July 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Fabio Maldonado on February 28, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paramount Theatre, New York.

He had beaten Craig Lewis on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resort World Catskills Casino, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tony Yoka had been fighting more than Carlos Takam.

Going into this contest, Tony Yoka had last fought 9 months and 25 days ago, while Carlos Takam's last outing had been 5 months and 23 days ago.

Yoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yoka vs Takam start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX, France, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Yoka vs Takam?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:45 PM EST / 11:45 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Yoka vs Takam?

Tony Yoka was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Takam made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.