Eddie Hearn is working on the final touches of the under-card fights for the December 22 rematch between rival British heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora.
Tonight at The O2 in London heavyweights Dereck Chisora and Carlos Takam gave us a simply sensational slugfest that has to be ranked as a candidate for Fight of The Year.
It has been announced how heavyweight fringe contenders, veterans Dereck Chisora and Carlos Takam will collide on the continually-growing O2 card in London topped by Dillian Whyte Vs.
Carlos Takam made a big name for himself in the UK with his spirited, better than expected (and short-notice) battle with Anthony Joshua last year.
Top British boxing promoter Frank Warren says that anyone who compares reigning WBA and IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua to the great, the, well, incomparable Muhammad Ali is saying something that is “beyond stupid.”
The hero of the hour in terms of the heavyweight division, France’s Carlos Takam made one big name for himself in defeat on Saturday night in Cardiff, Wales.
He has fought just twice this year, but how Anthony Joshua entertained us, thrilled us and given us value for money in doing so.
It can often prove to be a tricky assignment facing a late replacement foe after having spent weeks training to prepare for another fighter with totally different physical dimensions coupled with a different fighting style, and WBA/IBF heavyweight ruler Anthony Joshua found this out last night in Cardiff.
Tonight in Cardiff, in a fight that surpassed ALL expectations, IBF/WBA heavyweight ruler Anthony Joshua finally overcame an incredibly gutsy late Carlos Takam; a late replacement foe for the injured Kubrat Pulev.
Undefeated and Unified Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua stopped IBF mandatory challenger Carlos Takam in the 10th round on Saturday night at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, where the British sensation improved to 20 wins, all by knockout, and retained both his IBF and WBA world title belts.