Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua (United Kingdom) has successfully defended the World Championship titles of IBF and WBA. The Klitschko-Bezwinger defeated the Cameroonian-born Frenchman Carlos Takam (36) with a technical knockout. in the tenth round. For Joshua, it was the 20th. Victory by knockout. in the 20th century Fight.
In front of 78,000 spectators in Cardiff, Wales, both boxers fought their way into battle, Takam beat the favourite bloody nose in round two. But Joshua was not impressed by it.
It became dramatic from round four, when left-boom Joshua went on the offensive and inflicted a laceration on his opponent’s right eye. Takam fought back as hard as he could, but in the tenth round scored several goals on the bleeding wound. Referee Phil Edwards (United Kingdom) stopped the fight prematurely in order not to endanger the health of the Frenchman.
Originally, the man of Vladimir Klitschko was supposed to have been K. o. Kubrat Pulew (Bulgaria) against the 2012 Olympic champion. The Bulgarian, however, had to cancel due to a shoulder injury.
For 2018, Joshua is planning a title union fight against WBC World Champion Deontay Wilder (USA) or WBO Champion Joseph Parker (New Zealand).