Dereck Chisora entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-8-0 (20 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Agit Kabayel last year (Dereck Chisora vs Agit Kabayel) but he came back to win in 2018 with Zakaria Azzouzi.
His opponent, the former Olympian Carlos Takam, has a record of 35-4-1 (27 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating Marcin Rekowski and Ivica Bacurin but then he lost to Anthony Joshua (Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam). Chisora vs Takam is valid for the vacant WBA International heavyweight title; undercard of Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-07-28
Where: O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Title: vacant WBA International heavyweight title
Takam’s previous fight: Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam
Chisora’s next fight: Dillian Whyte vs Dereck Chisora 2
Chisora vs Takam full fight video:
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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6qt4hj
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I give them both credit but Chisora still had enough left in his tank to beat Takam who i had winning until he was stopped.
Excellent dramatic fight! It set the table perfectly for the main event. I had Takam winning every round until Chisora landed that counter hook.
Awesome finish.