How Takam vs Forrest came to be | HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH TONIGHT ON ESPN 8 PM ET!

Watch how the main of event of #TakamForrest came to be.

Next up on the #TopRank on ESPN Summer series is a 250-plus-pound heavyweight will entering “The Bubble” spotlight at MGM Grand.

On Thursday, July 9, longtime heavyweight contender #CarlosTakam will fight #JerryForrest in a 10-rounder.

Takam vs Forrest will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Next up on the Top Rank on ESPN Summer series Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring and Mikaela Mayer, both of whom are healthy following recent positive COVID-19 test results that delayed their fights, are primed for their “Bubble” debuts.

U.S. Marine veteran Herring will make his second world title defense against Puerto Rican challenger Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo on Tuesday, July 14, at the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom.

In the co-feature, undefeated 2016 U.S. Olympian Mayer will fight former world title challenger Helen Joseph in a 10-round junior lightweight showdown.

The undercard will feature the anticipated “Bubble” encore of “Cassius” Clay Collard, who will fight LT “Smash” Nelson in a six-round middleweight bout. Collard, 3-0 in 2020 (all against previously undefeated fighters), took the “0” from highly decorated prospect David Kaminsky on June 18.

#HerringOquendo, Mayer vs Joseph, Collard vs Nelson, and additional undercard action will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

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