Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam was a professional boxing match contested on 28 October 2017, for the WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO heavyweight championship.

Joshua defeated Takam, retaining his heavyweight titles via tenth-round technical knockout (TKO).

[1] After Klitschko announced his retirement on 3 August,[2] the IBF ordered Joshua to negotiate a deal with Pulev by 3 September.

[5] The rumours proved to be true, leading Hearn to announce that Takam had stepped in to replace Pulev with just 12 days notice.

The first bout on the PPV card saw Frank Buglioni defend his British light-heavyweight title against unbeaten contender Craig Richards, who came in as a late replacement for Commonwealth champion Callum Johnson, who pulled out a week before the fight due to a medical condition.

[10] The next bout saw former two-weight world champion Anahí Ester Sánchez face 2012 Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor.

[11] After controlling the first round with her speed and power, Taylor dropped the former champion to the canvas with a body shot in the second.

Whyte bounced back and dominated the remainder of the fight with Helenius reluctant to throw anything meaningful to win the rounds.

A minute into the round, referee Phil Edwards called a halt to the action to allow the ringside doctor to examine the cut above Takam's right eye.

At the beginning of the ninth round, Edwards once again halted the action to allow the ringside doctor to examine the cuts above Takam's eyes.