Anthony Joshua maintained his 100 per cent knockout ratio by stopping a bloodied Carlos Takam in the tenth round on Saturday.
The English boxer retained his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association world heavyweight titles with a devastating display of his punching power to finish Cameroon ’ s France-based challenger at the Principality Stadium.
Takam became Joshua ’ s 20 th consecutive knockout victim in a fourth defence of his IBF belt and first of his WBA title, but the challenger stubbornly resisted the champion after being cut by the right eye in the fourth round .
“It was a good fight until the ref stopped it. I have the upmost respect for Takam , ” said Joshua , who injured his nose from a headbutt in the second round .
“Imagine if it’ s broke and I couldn’ t breath and he started catching up in the middle rounds ? It would have been a disaster, so I kept my cool . You have to control these situations because , if I showed any signs of weakness, the ref could have jumped in . ”
Takam was also given a count in the fourth round before being finished off by a barrage of unanswered punches which prompted the referee Phil Edwards to stop it.
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