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44 years |
Birth date |
December 6, 1980 |
Zodiac sign |
Sagittarius |
Place of Birth |
Douala, Littoral, Cameroon |
Occupation |
Boxer |
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Armand Carlos Netsing Takam (born 6 December 1980), best known as Carlos Takam, is a Cameroonian-French professional boxer who competes in the heavyweight division. He is a former WBC Silver heavyweight champion. As an amateur he represented Cameroon in the super heavyweight division at the 2004 Olympics
Carlos Takam was born in Douala, Cameroon. He competed as an amateur boxer for his home country of Cameroon. He later moved to France and holds both French and Cameroonian citizenship.
Takam competed at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, Takam captured the bronze medal in his weight division.
In 2004 he represented his native country, Cameroon, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece but was beaten in the round of sixteen by Egypt's Mohamed Aly. Takam qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Casablanca, Morocco. In the decisive final of the event he defeated Angolan fighter Georgio Cabta.
Height | 6 ft 2 in / 187 cm |
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Weight | 203 lb / 92 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Black |
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Race / ethnicity | Black |