Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam
Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between undefeated and unified WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO champion Anthony Joshua, and the IBF's number 2 ranked contender, Carlos Takam. The bout took place on 28 October 2017 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Joshua defeated Takam, retaining his heavyweight titles via tenth-round technical knockout (TKO).
Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam
Joshua and Takam in action
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles twice between 2016 and 2021. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title twice during that reign. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016.
Joshua at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Joshua (in white trunks) vs. Takam at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, 2017
Anthony Joshua faces Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller at their Madison Square Garden press conference in 2019.
Anthony Joshua speaks at the press conference announcing his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr.