Oktay Takalak

Oktay Takalak (born August 6, 1990) is a French boxer and France featherweight titleholder.[1] He reclaimed the title after winning the fight against Sofiane Bellahcene in three rounds, defeating him by TKO, for the vacant title[2] after the injury of Anthony Buquet. He first won the title in 2013,[3] but had given it up when he went on an American tour for eleven months. While there he trained in the Mayweather Boxing Gym.[4] He failed to get a contract for a US match, sending him home to France and start over at his former club in Lyon.[5]

Oktay Takalak
Statistics
Real nameOktay Takalak
Weight(s)Featherweight
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-08-06) August 6, 1990
Amberieu, Ain, France
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO5
Losses0

He is the current and first WBC Francophone featherweight titleholder after a fight against Mikael Mkrtchyan that he won on points.[6][7] This title makes him the champion of the 57 French speaking countries in the world that acknowledge the title.[8]

Titles
TitleSinceTitle defenses
France Featherweight TitleMarch 6, 20150
WBC Francophone Featherweight TitleFebruary 5, 20160

References
  1. "Fédération Française de Boxe". Ffboxe.asso.fr. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  2. "BoxRec France Featherweight Title". Boxrec.com. 1990-08-06. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  3. "Oktay Takalak, champion de France de boxe catégorie poids plume - France 3 Rhône-Alpes". France3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  4. "Takalak au Mayweather Gym Las Vegas ! - Boxe professionnelle Jeudi 10 octobre 2013 - Fédération Française de Boxe". Ffboxe.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  5. "Oktay Takalak, le boxeur isérois à la reconquête de son titre de champion de France - France 3 Alpes". France3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  6. "BoxRec WBC Francophone Featherweight Title". Boxrec.com. 1990-08-06. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  7. "Index of /mrboxing1". Users.telenet.be. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  8. "WBC Francophone title | Boxing News". Fightnews.com. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
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