Full name Tony Victor James Yoka Role Boxer Nationality France Height 1.97 m | Sport Boxing Weight 105 kg Name Tony Yoka | |
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Born April 28, 1992 (age 31) ( 1992-04-28 ) | ||
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Tony Victor James Yoka (born 28 April 1992) is a French professional boxer. As an amateur he represented France at the 2016 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-Heavyweight division; he also represented France at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning gold.
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- Amateur career
- Professional career
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TONY YOKA “WILDER IS NOT A GOOD BOXER HE JUST HAS A GOOD PUNCH” LUIS ORTIZ WAS WINNING...
Amateur career
Yoka won the gold medal against future WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker in the super heavyweight division at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. At the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost the final to Filip Hrgović. In 2011 he lost at the European (Senior) Championships to Olympic Champion Roberto Cammarelle. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he outpointed Jasem Delavari from Iran but was knocked out by Cuban Erislandy Savón. At the 2012 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he beat three opponents before getting stopped by Magomed Omarov.
In 2015, Yoka first missed a chance to get the gold at the 2015 European Games but still managed to get the bronze medal. Following this achievement, Yoka won the gold at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, earning him a spot at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.
Yoka won the gold over the British boxer Joe Joyce, in the super heavyweight division at the 2016 Olympic Games, getting France the first Super Heavywheight gold medal of their history. Before this fight, Yoka had beaten Hussein Ishaish in the quarter-final, and Filip Hrgović in the semi-final. Two days before Yoka became Olympic champion, his girlfriend Estelle Mossely won gold in the light weight category.
Professional career
In 2017 Yoka turned professional. Trained by Virgil Hunter, Yoka fought and beat Travis Clark in his debut fight at Le Palais des Sports in Paris, on June 2nd.
