Anthony Joshua defeats Carlos Takam by TKO in the 10th round
Thanks for joining me this morning..very good fight..impressed by Joshua's cardio and his technique..his speed and power seperates him from the rest of the division.
Round 10 - Who would have thought that it would go this far..Maybe Joseph Parker? Takam comes out swinging..he is in this folks make no mistake about it...Joshua on the back foot but Takam can't land clean. Joshua lands a nice right hook on the counter but Takam eats it..huge uppercut form AJ and Takam is rocked...huge right and a left and the referee steps in to stop it! What the hell was that..Takam is gutted and quite frankly I don't blame him..he had eaten AJ's offence all night and the ref stops it on three punches. Wow. AJ remains undefeated but the mystique of the champ isn't what it was before the fight. Takam took him into deep waters. The replay shows that Takam wasn't in danger..his head was moving but the ref decided enough was enough.
Round 9 - Takam looking a little tired now,,doctor having another look at the eye which has cleared up a bit...but we will continue...Takam looking urgent..may have just been given the word that the ref may stop it if he cops further punishment. Takam working the body nicely but Joshua still in control of the fight. AJ cautious through the first 2mins of the round..Takam urgent but not landing....eye bleeding badly..looks like both of them..Takam with a nice combo..Joshua standing a bit still..Takam winning the round as he lands again..Joshua taking the round off...Joshua working the body now but Takam walking forward now as AJ land a lovely left hook to end the round. Newshun scores the round 10-9 for Takam.
Round 8 - Sky commentators are in shock that Joshua hasn't finished the fight yet as he of course is a god..Joshua comes out with the jab to open the eight round. Takam throws a nice right but AJ walks through it. Takam works the body nicely...AJ still looks in control though.,,although he may be struggling a bit with his broken nose. Good fight so far as Takam throws a nice counter hook..Joshua back on the front foot however...continues to palm out the jab but hasn't thrown anything heavy in this round. AJ lands a huge left hook but Takam says 'bring it bro' and AJ smiles. Takam eating all of the Brits heavy punches..gaining a huge amount of respect tonight as the round ends. Newshub scores it 10-9 Joshua.
Round 7 - Takam lands a big right to open the round..Joshua eats it but that's a warning for sure. Joshua still walking forward but Takam growing in confidence as he goes to the body of the champion and Joshua backs up. Another nice shot from the Frenchman and Joshua backs up slightly but replies with a nice left. Best round of the fight so far...Another huge right from Joshua but Takam eats it for dinner as the round ends. Newshub scores the round 10-9 for Takam.
Round 6 - Joshua takes a deep breath as we resume...Takam's eye still looks bad but he's in this for sure. Joshua a little cautious to begin with here..he was busy in the last round...fighters exchange a few hooks..nothing too violent...Joshua jab land again..Takam on the back foot again as Joshua gets back into stalk mode..Takam is super gutsy..showing a lot here...Joshua landsa huge uppercut and Takam is in trouble...big right and then a left from AJ but Takam is taking all the Brits offence. Joshua's mouth is wide open though..a sign of fatigue..Takam hanging in tough but Joshua in control as the round end. Newshub scores the round for Joshua 10-9.
Round 5 - Takam is in trouble..that eye looks awful..Joshua looks ready to put him away as they exchange in the middle..Joshua rocks him again..Takam staying tough though as the blood poors from the eye..referee is not happy at all and wants the doctor to have a look. Fight is back on but for how long?..Joshua getting in close as the fight in the clinch..Takam throws a big right but AJ counters with the uppercut..good round so far..Joshua in control but Takam throwing the haymakers now as he knows the cut mey cause a stoppage. Joshua land another nice combo but Takam still standing..dude can take a punch...Round comes to an end with Joshua winging a combo but Takam replies with a nice right to end..Doctor will have another look at the eye. Newshub scores the round 10-9 for Joshua.
Round 4 - Takam starts nicely with a right-left hook combo. Joshua lands a nice right over the top..good start to the round..Takam looked wobbled for a sec but laughs it off which means it hurt. Joshua lands in close with an uppercut that Takam eats...he has a cut on his right eye that doesn't look great and the referee is having a close look. Joshua stalking for the kill now. Takam looks a little panicked. Joshua with a huge left and Takam is down..his up at eight as the round winds down...Takam in trouble his eye is in awful shape. Newshub scores the round 10-8 to Joshua.
Round 3 - Joshua was hit by a headbutt - not a jab as I thought..anyway here we go again...pretty slow start to the round..Takam trying to counter punch off AJ's offence but the Brit not falling for it..jabning well but Takam not to worried about jabs. Takam land a nice left hand on the counter..that's his best punch so far. Joshua continues to stalk but Takam solid in defence still. Takam scraping a bit now..opening up slightly...that was a super close round...Newshub scores it 10-10 but it could go either way.
Round 2 - Joshua with a nice jab to open the second..Takam light on his feet now..looking a little loose now...Joshua still moving forward without too many issues. Takam moving his head well as Joshua throws a few combos....looks like he wobbled Takam with a left. Joshua bleeding out of his nose from a nice jab from the Frenchman..Joshua still in stalk mode though...better round so far for Takam...round ends with Joshua backing up Takam...close round and Joshua's nose looks broken...Newshub scores it 10-10 but Joshua may have it by a 'nose' :)
Round 1 - Okay here we go..don't blink!....Joshua on the front foot early doors..Takam cautious...Joshua stalker like. Not too much happening...Joshua leading with the jab but not firing anything heavy as of yet..Takam with his hands up..looking to defend. Joshua growing in confidence..throws his first big right..well defended though but Takam not active yet. Joshua just palming his jab searching for distance. Round ends without much action. Newshub scores it 10-9 for Joshua.
10.28am - Takam getting zero love from the Welsh crowd..brutal.
10.26am - Buffer doing the ring intros now....about to power out those famous word..."Let's get ready to rumble!!!"
10.22am - 70,000 peeps have packed out the former Cardiff Arms Park..it is a majestic stadium and god himself is on his way to the ring.....he looks in magnificent shape..scary looking dude who is Tyson like in reputation...well boxing reputation of course.
10.20am - Buffer introduces Joshua and the entire United Kingdom simultaneously orgasims...like i'm not kidding.
10.17am - A few minutes ago they showed images from Takam's fight with Joseph Parker..Tony Bellew referred to the kiwi as a limited heavyweight who lacks speed and power..this coming from a blown up cruiserweight who struggled to put away a 36-year-old man on one leg.
10.15am - Speaking of verbal diarrhea..Michael Buffer is in the ring..and introduces Carlos Takam who is about to make his way out to the ring.
10.13am - The analyst panal is pretty muching telling us that Joshua walks on water and can't be stopped...it's a serious case of verbal diarrhea..the guy is impressive but all this talk makes me want to vomit.
10.01am - A few minutes of his handy work.
9.58am - The Sky UK coverage currently playing a Anthony Joshua package..that dude is scary powerful..some of those knockouts! Damn!
9.54am - Tony Bellew panning Whyte's performance..doubting that Dillian has the tools to win a world title...doesn't beleive he matches up well against Deontay Wilder.
9.52am - Dillian Whyte gets the nod on all three judges scorecards....we are about 30-minutes away from Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam..maybe 45 minutes.
9.50am - Whyte with a final flourish but can't put Helenius away..the Fin actually looking happy to have survived...Whyte will take this one and move on to a big fight..potentially with Deontay Wilder next year..or maybe even Joseph Parker..time will tell.
9.48am - Fight coming to an end..and it's the same as the last nine-rounds...Whyte walking forward and throwing...Helenius defending and throwing ugly jabs.
9.45am - Another round in the books for Whyte..this is total domination but not the most exciting of fights but that's probably down to Helenius who hasn't engaged since the second round.
9.43am - Two-rounds to go and Whyte is still looking for the finish but Helenius is as tough as a $3 steak...he's taken a few big left hooks in the last couple rounds but Whyte hasn't been able to put him away.
9.37am - Through nine rounds in this one and Whyte is in total control..needs a finish through to make a statement.
9.32am - No frustration from Whyte yet despite not putting Helenius on his bum. Still looking for his big overhand but throwing in some nice hooks and his jab looks great against the big man. Through 8-rounds and Whyte is up by at least six I would reckon.
9.28am - Whyte's cardio looks impressive...he hasn't taken too much of Helenius' offence since the opening two rounds but he looks fresh. Professional performance from him so far.
9.24am - Helenius has slowed big time...he may have hurt his right hand aswell as he keeps shaking off his punches...Whyte still walking forward at will but the big Fin is still in this.....Whyte up by at least three-rounds in my opinion.
9.19am - Whyte looks keen for the finish now..he really has got into his work nicely and looks impressive....still hasn't landed the big overhand right that he is looking for but picking apart his taller opponent.
9.15am - Whyte took the third for sure and is now looking a lot more secure midway through the fourth. Helenius looking a little gassed already and allowing Whyte to plod forward. Whyte taking over this one.
9.11am - Whyte has come alive in the third..walking forward like a zombie and swinging for the fences..yet to land that big shot but looking better.
9.09am - Decent action in this one so far..Whyte and Helenius exchanging..Whyte has been stunned a couple times in the opening two rounds...he has a big mouth so time to back that talk up.
9.04am - The outspoken Dillian Whyte is currently in action against the big Fin Robert Helenius - the winner of this should be fighting for a belt next time out. Whyte has called out both Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker.
Hello and welcome to live updates of the IBF, IBO and WBA World Heavyweight Championship fight between holder Anthony Joshua and Frenchman Carlos Takam at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
This is Joshua's first fight since a sensational TKO win over the great Wladimir Klitschko in April.
Takam has fought and won twice since suffering his third professional loss to Joseph Parker in May 2016.
The Main Event is scheduled to go anytime between 10am - 11am.
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