On October 28, 2023, a 42-year-old Carlos Takam (40-7-1, 28 KOs) and a 30-year-old Congolese boxer Martin Bakole (19-1, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Takam came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 17 days. Bakole was on a 8-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Martin Bakole stopped Carlos Takam via TKO in the 4th round. Bakole improves his record to 20-1 (15 KOs), while Takam adds a loss to his record at 40-8-1.
On September 16, 2022, a 41-year-old Carlos Takam (39-6-1, 28 KOs) and a 33-year-old Canadian boxer Arslanbek Makhmudov (14-0, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Takam came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 23 days. Makhmudov was on a 14-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Arslanbek Makhmudov defeated Carlos Takam via unanimous decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight. Makhmudov improves his record to 15-0, while Takam adds a loss to his record at 39-7-1.
On July 24, 2021, a 40-year-old Carlos Takam (39-5-1, 28 KOs) and a 35-year-old British boxer Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Takam came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 15 days. Joyce was on a 12-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 26 days.
Joe Joyce stopped Carlos Takam via TKO in the 6th round. Joyce improves his record to 13-0 (12 KOs), while Takam adds a loss to his record at 39-6-1.
On July 28, 2018, a 37-year-old Carlos Takam (35-4-1, 27 KOs) and a 34-year-old British boxer Derek Chisora (28-8, 20 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Takam came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months. Chisora was on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Derek Chisora stopped Carlos Takam via TKO in the 8th round. Chisora improves his record to 29-8 (21 KOs), while Takam adds a loss to his record at 35-5-1.
On October 28, 2017, a 36-year-old Carlos Takam (35-3-1, 27 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA (Super) and IBF title held by 28-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs).
Takam came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Joshua was on a 19-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Carlos Takam via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and IBF heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 20-0 (20 KOs), while Takam adds a loss to his record at 35-4-1.
On May 21, 2016, a 35-year-old Carlos Takam (33-2-1, 25 KOs) and a 24-year-old New Zealander boxer Joseph Parker (18-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring.
Takam came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days. Parker was on a 18-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Joseph Parker defeated Carlos Takam via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Parker improves his record to 19-0, while Takam adds a loss to his record at 33-3-1.
On October 24, 2014, a 33-year-old Carlos Takam (30-1-1, 23 KOs) and a 35-year-old Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin (27-1, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Takam came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Povetkin was on a 1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Carlos Takam via KO in the 10th round. Povetkin improves his record to 28-1 (20 KOs), while Takam adds a loss to his record at 30-2-1.
On June 27, 2009, a 28-year-old Carlos Takam (18-0, 14 KOs) and Grégory Tony met in the ring.
Takam came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 17 days.
Carlos Takam lost to Grégory Tony via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 18-1.