Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam

Challenger rankings

Org.	Pos.	As of	Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	31.08.2017	31.08.2017
WBC	6	05.08.2017	by 18.08.2017
IBF	2	31.08.2017	28.08.2017
WBO	NR	11.08.2017	17.08-10.09.2017
Ring	NR	05.09.2017	by 08.09.2017
2+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	15.07.2017	19.07.2017
WBC	7	01.07.2017	07-13.07.2017
IBF	2	31.07.2017	31.07.2017
WBO	NR	17.07.2017	14-25.07.2017
Ring	NR	01.05.2017	by 08.07.2017
3+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	15.06.2017	17.06.2017
WBC	7	01.07.2017	07-13.07.2017
IBF	2	30.06.2017	28.06.2017
WBO	NR	17.06.2017	18.06-02.07.2017
Ring	NR	01.05.2017	by 08.07.2017

Anthony Joshua 254 lbs beat Carlos Takam 235 lbs by TKO at 1:34 in round 10 of 12

• Date: 2017-10-28
• Location: Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
• Referee: Phil Edwards
• Judge: Michael Alexander 89-81

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 8	5 10 9	6 10 9	7  9 10	8 10 9	9 10 9

• Judge: Pawel Kardyni 89-81

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 8	5 10 9	6 10 9	7 10 9	8 10 9	9  9 10

• Judge: Ron McNair 90-80

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 8	5 10 9	6 10 9	7 10 9	8 10 9	9 10 9

• Promoter: Eddie Hearn (Matchroom Sport)
• Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
• Aired On: Sky Box Office, Showtime Championship Boxing (Main Event)
• IBF World heavyweight title (4th defense by Joshua)
• WBA Super World heavyweight title (1st defense by Joshua)
• IBO World heavyweight title (1st defense by Joshua)

Notes

CompuBox Punchstats

Total Punches	Joshua	Takam
Landed	152	52
Thrown	454	222
Pct.	33.5%	23.4%

• Anthony Joshua was originally scheduled to box the IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev. But Pulev was forced to pull out of the fight due to a shoulder injury, therefore IBF's next highest ranked contender Carlos Takam officially stepped in on October 16th as a late replacement.[1]
• "When the Pulev fight was announced I made a deal with Takam’s team to begin [training] camp and be on standby for this fight", said Eddie Hearn during the announcement.[2]
• As the Pulev/Takam fight drew closer, Takam, who was already ranked second by the IBF, also went up in the WBO rankings: he went from being unranked in August to No. 12 as of September 11 and No. 9 as of October 11.
• Joshua has surpassed Mike Tyson's record of 19 consecutive knockouts.
• Unbeaten champion Joshua opened up a nasty cut above 36-year Takam's right eye in the fourth round and knocked down the durable France-based Cameroonian late in round.
• It was far from a straight-forward night for Joshua in the Principality Stadium as the 28-year-old appeared to suffer a broken nose in the second round after an accidental clash of heads.
• Takam caught Joshua with some shots but they didn't have enough power to hurt the champion.

Comments

• "I was trying to break him down round by round." - Anthony Joshua
• "Unfortunately, the ref stopped it. I think people want to see Takam unconscious on the floor." - Anthony Joshua
• "That was where I was trying to get to. I don't have control over the ref's decision." - Anthony Joshua