Did the three strikes he took in defeat pretty much end the elite-level career of French heavyweight Tony Yoka? Yoka, who captured Olympic gold in 2016, was seen as a genuine talent, a man who would perhaps go all the way to the pro level.
Tony Yoka (11-2, 9 KO’s) entered the ring as heavy favourite against Carlos Takam (40-7-1, 28 KO’s): younger, taller, rangier and fighting in front of his home crowd.
The career of French heavyweight Tony Yoka is in dire trouble this after the 2016 Olympic gold medal winner suffered his third straight loss last night.
Former amateur star Tony Yoka (11-2, 9 KOs) suffered an embarrassing one-sided 10-round split decision at the hands of the 42-year-old Carlos Takam (40-7-1, 28 KOs) on Saturday night at the Zenith Paris in Paris, France.
The weights are in for tomorrow’s interesting heavyweight clash between Tony Yoka and Carlos Takam. Yoka, fighting again in Paris, France, France of course being his home country, tipped-in at 251 pounds.
Last seen being pretty badly beaten up over ten rounds by Martin Bakole in May of last year, French heavyweight Tony Yoka will return to action against the always-tough Carlos Takam.
Martin Bakole, who just might be the dark horse of the heavyweight division, scored the biggest win of his pro career last night as he basically beat up, dominated, twice dropped and comprehensively defeated Tony Yoka right there in the hostile territory of Paris, France.
In a surprising upset, heavyweight fringe contender Martin Bakole (18-1, 13 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka (11-1, 9 KOs) by a 10-round majority decision in a one-sided contest at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
The mouth-watering IBF heavyweight title eliminator between 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka and the highly ranked unbeaten Filip Hrgovic is reportedly in jeopardy because of a contract problem.
Finally, as fans may have read, Filip Hrgovic has got himself a meaningful fight; a final eliminator of a meaningful fight.