Carlos Takam aims to stop a giant on Friday night as the former world heavyweight title challenger battles Arslanbek Makhmudov.
The Cameroon-born Frenchman has the solid task of ending a 14-0 streak and a 100% record achieved by the WBC ranked number five contender in the weight class.
In the climb, the NABF Heavyweight Champion weighed in at 263.2 lbs. The challenger arrived with 261.4 lbs.
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But it wasn’t the weight that was visible between the couple. The size difference in height was notable as Takam didn’t look at his six foot one inch frame as he stood next to Makhmudov.
At just over six-foot-five, Makhudov looked huge compared to Takam, who has a tough job tonight at Casino Montreal. Fans could be in for a knockout at the headliner.
The WBC Silver, NABA and NABF heavyweight belts will be on the line in a triple title fight.
The complete Makhmudov vs. Takam undercard will air live on ESPN+ beginning at 7 pm ET.
Takam looked sparked but more like a cruiserweight next to Makhmudov, who was an unflappable beast. A certain future contender for the world heavyweight championship, Makhmudov has quietly moved up the rankings.
He’ll soon be mingling with the top heavyweights if he can beat Takam in style.
After a dazzling showdown, the two parted ways, ready for the big break that lies ahead tomorrow night.
The Makhmudov-Takam professional boxing event is organized by Eye of the Tiger Management and promoter Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
WBC Ratings – Heavyweight [September 2022]:
Champion: Tyson Fury
1 Deontay Wilder USA 2 Andy Ruiz Jr. Mexico/USA USA 3 Frank Sanchez Cuba CONTINENTAL AMERICA 4 Robert Helenius Finland 5 Arslanbek Makhmudov Russia/Canada NABF 6 Anthony Joshua GB 7 Dillian Whyte GB 8 Otto Wallin Sweden 9 Martin Bakole Congo/GB 10 Kazakhstan INTL 11 Luis Ortiz Cuba 12 Michael Hunter US 13 Dereck Chisora GB
WBC Heavyweight Boxer Voluntary Cut
16 Agit Kabayel Germany17 Murat Gassiev Russia18 Jared Anderson USA19 Mahmoud Charr Libya20 Zhilei Zhang China21 Tony Yoka France22 Kubrat Pulev Bulgaria23 Bakhodir Jalolov Uzbekistan24 Vladyslav Sirenko Ukraine /OPBF31 Stephan Shaw USA32 Simon Kean Canada33 Jose Larduet Cuba INTL Silver34 Fabio Wardley GB35 Sergey Kuzmin Russia Za36 Oleksandr Ukraine /Germany37 Jerry Forrest US38 Peter Kadiru Germany39 James Kenzie Morrison US) USNB USNBC40 Demsey McKean Australia
**Oleksandr Usyk is not ranked as a WBO, IBF and WBA champion.
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