Carlos Takam has challenged once for the unified WBA, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles in 2017.
30 Facts About Carlos Takam
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Carlos Takam competed as an amateur boxer for his home country of Cameroon.
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Carlos Takam later moved to France and holds both French and Cameroonian citizenship.
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Takam competed at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, Takam captured the bronze medal in his weight division.
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Carlos Takam made his professional debut in France on 10 December 2005, when he defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf of Belgium.
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Carlos Takam's first fight of 2011 was against Gbenga Oluokun of Nigeria.
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Carlos Takam won the bout by stoppage in the sixth round after Oluokun retired on his stool.
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Carlos Takam picked up the vacant WBO Africa heavyweight title by beating Oluokun.
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Carlos Takam went on to beat Samir Kurtagic on 2 December 2011.
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Carlos Takam next fought on 31 March 2012, when he faced former world title challenger Frans Botha.
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Carlos Takam won the fight by knockout in the 11th round to retain his WBO Africa heavyweight title and pick up to vacant WBF International heavyweight title.
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Carlos Takam went on to fight two more times in 2012, defeating Thomas Mrazek and Ivica Perkovic.
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On 24 May 2013, Carlos Takam took on former world title challenger Michael Grant.
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Carlos Takam knocked Grant out in the eighth round to claim the WBF heavyweight title.
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Carlos Takam fought again in December 2013, when he knocked out Jakov Gospic in three rounds.
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Carlos Takam made his HBO debut on 18 January 2014 against Cuban Mike Perez.
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Carlos Takam was able to hurt Perez in round six and round ten.
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On 6 June 2014 Carlos Takam took on Tony Thompson, at the Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan in Paris, France.
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The 33-year-old Carlos Takam aggressively took the fight to the 42-year-old Thompson.
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Carlos Takam dominated the fight and began to punish Thompson more and more as the bout progressed.
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In October 2014 Carlos Takam faced Russian Alexander Povetkin at the Luzhiniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia.
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Carlos 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.
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On 21 May 2016 Carlos Takam fought Joseph Parker in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator.
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Carlos Takam's first fight of 2017 took place on 29 January, when he faced Marcin Rekowski of Poland.
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Carlos Takam next fought in June 2017, Defeating Ivica Bacurin by knockout in the second round.
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On 16 October 2017, Carlos Takam was made a late replacement to fight Anthony Joshua on 28 October at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, after Joshua's original opponent Kubrat Pulev pulled out of their fight with a shoulder injury.
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Carlos 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.
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Carlos Takam's next fight on 28 February 2020 took place in the state of New York, this time in Huntington against Fabio Maldonado, which he won by shutout unanimous decision.
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Carlos Takam stepped in to fight Forrest on short notice, which was noticeable especially in the later rounds.
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On 16 June 2021, it was announced that Carlos Takam's next fight would be against undefeated Joe Joyce on 24 July at the SSE Arena, London.