When the ball dropped and we wrang in the new year of 2020, there was much promise and anticipation for what the new decade would bring for boxing fans. Another year of big fights and earth-shattering knockouts was upon us.… read full article “Star Boxing 2020 Rewind Fighting Through An Improbable Year”
Tyson Fury confirmed this weekend that he would be fighting on December 5th in London, England. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Fury’s opponent still needs to be selected by his promoters and management for that date, but it’s presumed to be a fighter that presents little threat to beating him.… read full article “Tyson Fury: Who should he fight on December 5th?”
Tyson Fury Vs. Carlos Takam, December 5 in London? How would this match-up grab you? Takam’s co-promoter Joe DeGuardia spoke with Sky Sports, and he said his fighter would jump at the chance if the big fight were offered to him.… read full article “Carlos Takam Enters The Tyson Fury Picture”
Travis Kauffman-Otto Wallin On For August 15
Slowly but surely the heavyweight division is seeing life again. The still ongoing coronavirus problem has caused mass disruption to the boxing schedule but a couple of fights have taken place and a few more have been scheduled.… read full article “Heavyweight News: Carlos Takam Targets Oscar Rivas & Tyson Fury”
CARLOS TAKAM (now 39-5-1 28KO’s) took to the national stage on Thursday night when he faced off with fellow heavyweight contender, JERRY FORREST (now 26-4 20KO’s) in a 10-round main event on ESPN. Both men were scheduled to fight different opponents – Oscar Rivas for Takam, and Jarrell Miller for Forrest, but when both fights fell through because of injury and a PED finding respectively, Takam and Forrest took the opportunity to square off.… read full article “Takam beats Forrest by 10-round decision”
Carlos Takam, at 39 years old, is still a heavyweight force. Takam ended Week 5 inside the MGM Grand “Bubble” with a 10-round unanimous decision over Jerry Forrest by scores of 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94.
A former world title challenger and 2004 Olympian, Takam notched his fourth consecutive win following back-to-back defeats at the hands of Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora.… read full article “RESULTS: Carlos Takam outworks Jerry Forrest”
Don’t miss Takam vs. Forrest – TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes from the MGM Grand Conference Center – Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas)
• Carlos Takam 245.7 lbs vs.… read full article “Carlos Takam vs Jerry Forrest Official ESPN Weigh In Results”
July 9 – Main Event – Carlos Takam (38-5-1, 28 KOs) vs. Jerry Forrest (26-3, 20 KOs)
10 Rounds, Heavyweight
Takam has been at, or near, the top of the heavyweight hierarchy for the past decade.… read full article “Carlos Takam faces Forrest on July 9 on ESPN”
News broke yesterday that undefeated heavyweight prospect, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller had failed another anti-doping test. This meant the upcoming fight between Miller and fellow American Jerry Forrest was cancelled. Whilst it’s the correct decision to ban the serial drugs cheat Miller, sympathy has to go to Jerry Forrest who would have had to pay the physical and financial cost of a fight camp but not receive the prize, the fight.… read full article “Carlos Takam to replace Jarrell Miller”
Carlos Takam keeps on ticking. Last night in Huntington, New York, the world ranked heavy won his third on the bounce since being stopped by Anthony Joshua and then Dereck Chisora, as he pounded out a ten-round UD over boxer and MMA fighter Fabio Maldonado of Brazil.… read full article “RESULTS: Carlos Takam pounds out ten-round decision Win over Fabio Maldonado”