Parker vs. Takam: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam took place on 21 May, 2016 at the Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tale of the Tape
At 193 cm, Joseph Parker is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Carlos Takam is 187 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Takam has a significantly longer reach of 204 cm, which is 11 cms longer than Parker's 193 cm. Takam also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over Parker.
Parker is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 18-0 (16 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 28 days ago against Jason Bergman, which he won via 8th round TKO.
Takam comes in with a record of 33-2-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 23 days ago against George Arias, which he won via 8 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Parker will be 24 years and 4 months old. Takam will be 35 years and 5 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 60-40 in favor of Joseph Parker. Here is the prediction for Parker vs Takam.
Result
Joseph Parker defeated Carlos Takam via 12 round UD. Takam's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Parker advances his win streak to 19. Parker is now 19-0, and Takam 33-3-1.
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