{"id":878,"date":"2021-07-14T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=878"},"modified":"2021-07-14T10:04:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:04:35","slug":"takam-says-hell-ko-joyce-and-settle-score-with-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=878","title":{"rendered":"TAKAM SAYS HE’LL KO JOYCE AND SETTLE SCORE WITH JOSHUA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CARLOS TAKAM is gunning for Anthony Joshua once he has sorted out Joe Joyce at SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday July 24, live on BT Sport.

The French powerhouse stepped in at just over one week\u2019s notice to challenge AJ for his WBA and IBF World Heavyweight titles in October 2017.

He went down fighting in Cardiff, losing in ten rounds to the defending champion with many fans insisting that the stoppage was premature.

And there wont just be Joyce\u2019s WBO International, WBC Silver and Commonwealth titles on the line at Wembley.

KO King Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) is ranked number two by the WBO and will be elevated into the mandatory position after Joshua has defended that title against current top contender Oleksandr Usyk.

\u201cThe story between Joshua and me is not finished,\u201d roared Las Vegas based Takam (39-5-1, 28 KOs) who is confident of snatching Joyce\u2019s ranking and booking a Joshua rematch.

Speaking on a digital Press Conference hosted by Dev Sahni, Takam added: \u201cThere is unfinished business with Joshua. That fight still hurts me.\u201cI took that fight at ten days\u2019 notice. The referee stopped the fight and I don\u2019t know why. Nobody ever told me.

\u201cI was also meant to fight Usyk twice, but it never happened and he didn\u2019t want me.\u201d

Putney\u2019s Joyce could have looked at easier options especially as he\u2019s assured of a WBO World title challenge next year providing he remains unbeaten.

But the man who is also rated in the top ten by the WBC and IBF says: \u201cI have had tough tests throughout my career so why stop?

\u201cThis is a great fight. Takam brings an all-action fight and it is going to be a good one. I want to give the fans what they want to see.

\u201cThis will lead on to some better fights, but I am not overlooking him.\u201d

Three further title clashes will take place on the undercard of Joe Joyce v Carlos Takam for the WBC Silver and WBO International titles at the SSE Arena, Wembley on July 24.

Hamzah Sheeraz (12-0, 8 KOs) makes the third defence of his WBO European title against Spaniard Ezequiel Gurria (15-1, 3 KOs).
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Swansea\u2019s Chris Jenkins (22-3-3, 8 KOs) will finally defend his British and Commonwealth welterweight titles against Nottingham\u2019s Ekow Essuman (14-0, 5 KOs) after recovering from injury.
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In a well matched fourth title fight, Peacock gym ace Chris Bourke (9-0, 6 KOs) defends his WBC International super-bantamweight title against Bloxwich\u2019s James Beech Jnr (12-1, 2 KOs).
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There is also heavyweight action featuring David Adeleye (6-0, 5 KOs), while Mill Hill\u2019s George Fox (3-0) will make his Queensberry debut. Reading super-featherweight hope Charles Frankham (2-0, 1 KO) has also been added to the stacked bill., along with ‘The Gent’ Micky Burke Jr (4-0, 1 KO) who also returns after his first stoppage victory in November last year.<\/em><\/strong>
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To watch Dev Sahni’s full interview click\u00a0here<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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