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Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam

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Sat 28th July 2018 (UTC)

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24-11-15 09:00 (JST Tokyo)
24-11-15 11:00 (AEDT Sydney)

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After a month of speculation, on 15 June 2018, a fight between Chisora and former world title challenger Carlos Takam was finally announced to take place at the O2 Arena in London on 28 July 2018, with the bout taking place on the undercard of Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker on Sky Box Office. Promoter Hearn and pundits in the arena stated he had made his way back into the heavyweight title mix. After the bout, on who he would like to fight next, he said, "I definitely want the winner of the main event (Whyte vs. Parker)." Hearn stated in the post-fight press conference that he would issue a challenge to WBC champion Deontay Wilder to defend his title against Chisora in either Brooklyn or London.


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Takam started the fight out-working Chisora, which Chisora landing the of effective hard punch. He spent most of the rounds against the ropes looking for counters. Chisora began to take more punishment as the fight progressed and clearly behind on the cards. At one point in round 6, referee Howard Foster was looking at possibly stopping the fight with Chisora taking shots against the ropes. By round 7, Takam was landing the better shots and looked to be on his way to an eventual stoppage win, however in round 8, Chisora connected with a big right hand to Takam's head sending him to the canvas. Takam made it to his feet looking dazed. The fight resumed and Chisora landed an identical punch dropping Takam a second time. Foster then stopped the fight with 1 minute remaining of the round. With the win, Chisora claimed the vacant WBA International title.


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