Carlos Takam

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Carlos Takam
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights49
Wins40
Wins by KO28
Losses8
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cameroon
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Abuja Super-heavyweight
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Yaoundé Super-heavyweight

Armand Carlos Netsing Takam (born 6 December 1980) is a

2004 Olympics
.

Early life

Carlos Takam was born in

amateur boxer for his home country of Cameroon. He later moved to France and holds French citizenship.[citation needed
]

Amateur career

Takam competed at the 2003

Abuja, Nigeria
, Takam captured the bronze medal in his weight division.

In 2004 he represented his native country,

Casablanca, Morocco. In the decisive final of the event he defeated Angolan fighter Georgio Cabta.[1]

Professional career

Early career

Takam made his professional debut in France on 10 December 2005, when he defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf of

WBO
Africa heavyweight title by beating Oluokun. He went on to beat Samir Kurtagić on 2 December 2011.

Takam next fought on 31 March 2012, when he faced former world title challenger

WBF
International heavyweight title. Takam went on to fight two more times in 2012, defeating Thomas Mrazek and Ivica Perkovic.

On 24 May 2013, Takam took on former world title challenger Michael Grant. Takam knocked Grant out in the eighth round to claim the WBF heavyweight title. Takam fought again in December 2013, when he knocked out Jakov Gospic in three rounds.

Career from 2014–2015

Takam vs. Perez

Takam made his HBO debut on 18 January 2014 against Cuban Mike Perez. The fight started slowly, with little action in the first five rounds, however, Takam took over starting in round six, as he planted his feet inside and was able to work Perez over. The Cuban's arms got heavier and heavier as the fight went on, and he didn't seem to have his usual snap or speed. Takam was able to hurt Perez in round six and round ten.

BLH had the fight 97–93 for Takam, giving him rounds six through ten after a 3–2 start in Perez's favour. Official scores were 96–94 (Michael Buffer did not announce who got that card) and 95–95 two times for the majority draw.

Takam vs. Thompson

On 6 June 2014 Takam took on

WBC Silver
heavyweight title.

Takam vs. Povetkin

In October 2014 Takam faced Russian Alexander Povetkin (27-1-0, 19KOs) at the Luzhiniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia. In a close fight that was a contender for fight of the year, Takam lost the fight via 10th round KO after Poventkin landed a left hook to the head of Takam.

Takam vs. Nascimento, Sprott, Arias

Takam fought three times in 2015, defeating Marcelo Luiz Nascimento and Michael Sprott by knockout and George Arias by unanimous decision in an eight round bout.

Career from 2016–2017

Takam vs. Parker

On 21 May 2016 Carlos Takam fought

Vodafone Events Centre in New Zealand. Two judges scored it 116–112, and one at 115–113.[3] Despite the result the fight was very close until the end with Takam landing painful and dangerous combinations of shots.[4]

Takam vs. Rekowski, Bacurin

Takam’s first fight of 2017 took place on 29 January, when he faced Marcin Rekowski of Poland. Takam won the fight by fourth round knockout. He next fought in June 2017, Defeating Ivica Bacurin by knockout in the second round.

World title challenge

Takam vs. Joshua

Main article: Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam

On 16 October 2017, Takam was made a late replacement to fight

Principality Stadium, Cardiff, after Joshua's original opponent Kubrat Pulev pulled out of their fight with a shoulder injury. Takam gave a brave performance and took Joshua 10 rounds before the referee stepped in and waved the fight off after Joshua landed a flurry of punches.[5]

Career from 2018

Takam vs. Chisora

On 15 June 2018, it was confirmed that Takam would face

Joseph Parker. Chisora knocked out Takam in the 8th round in an exciting battle, although Takam had dominated the early rounds and was ahead on the judges' scorecards when he was knocked out.[6]

Takam vs. Gashi

On 22 December, 2018, Takam fought Senad Gashi. Takam was outlanding Gashi for most of the fight. In the eighth, Takam managed to drop Gashi three times, the third time also being the final one that prompted the referee to wave off the fight.[7]

Takam vs. Lewis, Maldonado, Forrest

Following his victory against Gashi, Takam would go on to record three consecutive ten-round unanimous decision victories. The first came on 14 September 2019 against Craig Lewis in Monticello, New York, with Takam winning via scores of 99–91, 99–91, 96–94.[8] His next fight on 28 February 2020 also took place in the state of New York, this time in Huntington against Fábio Maldonado, which he won by shutout unanimous decision.[9] On 9 July 2020, Takam fought Jerry Forrest. Takam stepped in to fight Forrest on short notice, which was noticeable especially in the later rounds. Takam was able to build up an early lead, however, which was enough to win an all three judges' scorecards, 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94.[10]

Takam vs. Joyce

On 16 June 2021, it was announced that Takam's next fight would be against undefeated Joe Joyce on 24 July at the SSE Arena, London.[11] After a slow start from Joyce on the night, in which Takam landed numerous punches to the head and body of Joyce in the opening rounds, Takam was staggered by his opponent at the start of the sixth round, overwhelmed with a barrage of punches which forced referee Steve Gray to halt the fight. The official result was a sixth-round technical knockout victory for Joyce.[12]

Professional boxing record

49 fights 40 wins 8 losses
By knockout 28 5
By decision 12 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
49 Loss 40–8–1 Martin Bakole TKO 4 (10), 2:15 28 Oct 2023 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
48 Win 40–7–1 Tony Yoka SD 10 11 Mar 2023 Accor Arena, Paris, France
47 Loss 39–7–1 Arslanbek Makhmudov UD 10 16 Sep 2022 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada For WBC-NABF, WBA-NABA, and vacant WBC Silver heavyweight titles
46 Loss 39–6–1 Joe Joyce TKO 6 (12) 0:49 24 Jul 2021
The SSE Arena
, London, England 		For Commonwealth, WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles
45 Win 39–5–1 Jerry Forrest UD 10 9 Jul 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
44 Win 38–5–1 Fábio Maldonado UD 10 28 Feb 2020 The Paramount, Huntington, New York, U.S.
43 Win 37–5–1 Craig Lewis UD 10 14 Sep 2019 Resorts World Catskills, Monticello, New York, U.S.
42 Win 36–5–1 Senad Gashi TKO 7 (10), 1:40
22 Dec 2018
 The O2 Arena, London, England
41 Loss 35–5–1 Derek Chisora TKO 8 (12), 1:01
28 Jul 2018
 The O2 Arena, London, England For vacant WBA International heavyweight title
40 Loss 35–4–1 Anthony Joshua TKO 10 (12), 1:34 28 Oct 2017 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales For WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles
39 Win 35–3–1 Ivica Bacurin KO 2 (8), 2:18 17 Jun 2017 Casino de la Vallée, Saint-Vincent, Italy
38 Win 34–3–1 Marcin Rekowski KO 4 (12), 0:42 29 Jan 2017 Cotai Arena, Cotai, Macau Won vacant
IBF
Inter-Continental heavyweight title
37 Loss 33–3–1
Joseph Parker
 UD 12 21 May 2016
Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
, New Zealand
36 Win 33–2–1 George Arias UD 8 28 Nov 2015 Palazzetto dello Sport le Cupole, Turin, Italy
35 Win 32–2–1 Michael Sprott KO 5 (8) 13 Jun 2015 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
34 Win 31–2–1 Marcelo Luiz Nascimento KO 4 (10) 10 Apr 2015 Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand, France
33 Loss 30–2–1 Alexander Povetkin KO 10 (12), 0:54 24 Oct 2014 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Lost WBC Silver heavyweight title
32 Win 30–1–1 Tony Thompson UD 12 6 Jun 2014 Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France Won vacant
WBC Silver
heavyweight title
31 Draw 29–1–1 Mike Perez MD 10 18 Jan 2014 Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada For WBC–USNBC heavyweight title
30 Win 29–1 Jakov Gospic KO 3 (8) 20 Dec 2013 Hall des Sports Pellière Donatien, Fort-de-France, France
29 Win 28–1 Michael Grant TKO 8 (12), 0:50 24 May 2013 Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand, France Won WBF heavyweight title
28 Win 27–1 Ivica Perković TKO 3 (8) 14 Dec 2012 Gymnase des Roulants, Cergy-Pontoise, France
27 Win 26–1 Tomáš Mrázek PTS 8 26 May 2012 Les Trois-Îlets, France
26 Win 25–1 Francois Botha TKO 11 (12) 31 Mar 2012 Gymnase Jean-Richepin, Noisy-le-Grand, France Retained WBO Africa heavyweight title;
Won vacant
WBF
International heavyweight title
25 Win 24–1 Samir Kurtagić PTS 8 2 Dec 2011 Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand, France
24 Win 23–1 Gbenga Oloukun RTD 6 (12), 3:00 29 Apr 2011 Espace Roger-Boisramé, Pontault-Combault, France Won vacant
WBO Africa heavyweight
title
23 Win 22–1 Levan Jomardashvili TKO 3 (8) 26 Nov 2010 Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand, France
22 Win 21–1 Pavel Dolgovs TKO 4 (8) 2 Jul 2010 Espace Marcel Pagnol, Villiers-le-Bel, France
21 Win 20–1 Humberto Évora KO 2 (10) 29 May 2010 Hall des Sports Pellière Donatien, Fort-de-France, France
20 Win 19–1 Roman Kracik KO 1 (8) 24 Oct 2009 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
19 Loss 18–1 Grégory Tony UD 8 27 Jun 2009 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
18 Win 18–0 Stéphane Tessier PTS 6 10 Apr 2009 Salle Yaris, Noisy-le-Grand, France
17 Win 17–0 Humberto Évora KO 2 (8) 18 Sep 2008 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
16 Win 16–0 Daniel Bispo TKO 3 (8) 5 Jun 2008 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
15 Win 15–0 Norbert Sallai KO 1 (6) 17 Apr 2008 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
14 Win 14–0 Daniil Peretyatko TKO 5 (6) 21 Feb 2008 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
13 Win 13–0 János Somogyi TKO 2 (8) 15 Nov 2007 Zénith de Dijon, Dijon, France
12 Win 12–0 Cătălin Zmărăndescu TKO 2 (6) 2 Jun 2007 Place de la Nouvelle-Aventure, Lille, France
11 Win 11–0 Ioan Mihai RTD 2 (6), 3:00 11 May 2007 Gymnase Maurice Baquet, Bagnolet, France
10 Win 10–0 János Somogyi TKO 2 (6) 1 May 2007 Sportcomplex Tempelhof, Bruges, Belgium
9 Win 9–0 Ioan Teosorejus RTD 2 (8), 3:00 24 Feb 2007 Cirque de Reims, Reims, France
8 Win 8–0 Leon Nzama-Nawezhi PTS 4 2 Dec 2006
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
, France
7 Win 7–0 Roger Foe TKO 1 (4) 15 Jul 2006 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
6 Win 6–0 Ioan Mihai KO 1 (6) 1 Jun 2006 Salle Vallier, Marseille, France
5 Win 5–0 Harry Duiven Jr. KO 1 (6) 1 May 2006 Sportcomplex Tempelhof, Bruges, Belgium
4 Win 4–0 Ibrahim Camara TKO 3 (6) 14 Apr 2006 Parc des Expositions, Reims, France
3 Win 3–0 Valentin Marinel TKO 3 (4) 25 Mar 2006 Gymnase des Yvris, Noisy-le-Grand, France
2 Win 2–0 Thierry Guezouli PTS 6 7 Feb 2006 La Soucoupe, Saint-Nazaire, France
1 Win 1–0 Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf PTS 6 10 Dec 2005 Chalon-sur-Saône, France

Pay-per-view bouts

Date Fight Network Buys Source(s)
28 October 2017 Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam Sky Box Office 1,009,000 [13]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Big George Foreman Joe Frazier

References

  1. ^ a b c "BoxRec: Carlos Takam". boxrec.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Boxing: Joseph Parker passes toughest test against Carlos Takam". Stuff. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Boxing: Joseph Parker passes toughest test against Carlos Takam". New Zealand Herald. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Boxing: Joseph Parker passes toughest test against Carlos Takam". Boxing News 24. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Anthony Joshua beats Carlos Takam by TKO to retain world heavyweight titles – as it happened". Guardian. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ^ Staff, BoxingScene (28 July 2018). "Chisora Fights Through Fire, Sensational Knockout of Takam". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ Staff, BoxingScene (22 December 2018). "Carlos Takam Drops Gashi Three Times For Knockout Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Boxing Results: Carlos Takam defeats Craig Lewis ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "RESULTS: Carlos Takam Pounds Out Ten-round Decision Win Over Fabio Maldonado — Boxing News". www.boxing247.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ^ Christ, Scott (9 July 2020). "Carlos Takam guts out decision win over Jerry Forrest". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Britain's Joyce to face Takam in July". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ Christ, Scott (24 July 2021). "Results and highlights: Joe Joyce stops Carlos Takam in six rounds". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  13. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
    . Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ghuslain Kiabella 		WBO Africa
heavyweight champion
29 April 2011 – March 2015
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Bowie Tupou
Vacant
Title last held by
Raphael Zumbano Love
WBF
International
heavyweight champion
31 March 2012 – October 2013
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Fabrice Aurieng
Vacant
Title last held by
Bermane Stiverne
WBC Silver

heavyweight champion
6 June 2014 – 24 October 2014 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Eric Molina
 		IBF Inter-Continental
heavyweight champion
29 January 2017 – July 2018
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Robert Helenius
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by
WBF heavyweight champion

24 May 2013 – March 2017
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Erzen Rrustemi
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