The 41-year-old was starting to look his age in his last outing – a defeat by Joe Joyce in London last summer. Takam, tough though he is, is absolutely on the way down now after a long career at the top level. The ‘Lion’ Makhmudov puts his perfect pro record (all of his 14 wins have come by KO so far) to the test again vs French warhorse Takam in a Friday night show on ESPN+ in Montreal. As you can see none of the top names have bouts scheduled now – we’ll update this page as soon as they do: Arslanbek Makhmudov (14-0) vs Carlos Takam (39-6-1) Here is how the heavyweight division currently looks from a scheduling perspective – including every major heavyweight fight. There are plenty of other great upcoming fights to look forward on a Friday or Saturday night – here is the heavyweight schedule as it stands. Now we wait for official confirmation that the big showdown is on.ĭAZN: Sign up for Canelo vs GGG 3 and more! Now though the dream is alive again after Fury offered to defend his WBC and lineal titles vs AJ, and Joshua accepted all terms for a December 3 date. But then Wilder won an arbitration ruling to force Fury to accept their trilogy match after all. The British world champions had been due to meet in Saudi Arabia last August with potentially an immediate rematch in November or December. ![]() ![]() There is now real hope that Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua could happen by the end of 2022, and even before that boxing’s heavyweight division still has the potential to add lustre to a fascinating schedule.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |