Tony Yoka

Anthony Victor James Yoka (born 28 April 1992) is a French professional boxer. As an amateur he represented France at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics, winning gold medals in the super-heavyweight division.

Tony Yoka
Statistics
Real nameAnthony Victor James Yoka
Nickname(s)La Conquete
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Reach82 in (208 cm)
NationalityFrench
Born (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992
Paris, France
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO7
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroSuper-heavyweight
World Championships
2015 Doha Super-heavyweight
European Games
2015 BakuSuper-heavyweight
EU Championships
2014 SofiaSuper-heavyweight
Youth Olympic Games[2]
2010 Singapore Super-heavyweight
Youth World Championships
2010 Baku Super-heavyweight

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.[2] At the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost the final to Filip Hrgović.[3] In 2011 he lost at the European (Senior) Championships to Olympic Champion Roberto Cammarelle.[4] 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.[5]

In 2015, Yoka first missed a chance to get the gold at the 2015 European Games but still managed to get the bronze medal.[6] 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.[7]

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 Heavyweight gold medal of their history.

Before this fight, Yoka had beaten Hussein Ishaish in the quarter-final, and Filip Hrgović in the semi-final. His amateur record was 60 wins and 12 losses. [8]

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, in June 2017.[9] In October 2017, Yoka defeated Jonathan Rice via unanimous decision 59–56, 60–54, and 58–56.

In July 2018, the French Anti-Doping Agency banned him for one year because of missing three drug tests between July 2016 and July 2017.[10] His appeal against the ruling was rejected by the French Council of State in August 2018.[11]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
9 fights 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 N/A N/A

Petar Milas

 N/A – (12) 28 Feb 2021

H Arena, Nantes, France

 For vacant European heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Christian Hammer UD 10 27 Nov 2020 H Arena, Nantes, France
8 Win 8–0 Johann Duhaupas TKO 1 (12), 2:45 25 Sep 2020 La Défense Arena, Paris, France
7 Win 7–0 Michael Wallisch TKO 3 (10), 1:17 28 Sep 2019 Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France
6 Win 6–0 Alexander Dimitrenko TKO 3 (10), 1:27 13 Jul 2019 Azur Arena Antibes, Antibes, France
5 Win 5–0 David Allen TKO 10 (10), 0:43 23 Jun 2018 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
4 Win 4–0 Cyril Léonet TKO 5 (10), 2:21 7 Apr 2018 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
3 Win 3–0 Ali Baghouz TKO 2 (8), 1:04 16 Dec 2017 La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
2 Win 2–0 Jonathan Rice UD 6 14 Oct 2017 Zénith Paris, Paris, France
1 Win 1–0 Travis Clark TKO 2 (6), 2:01 2 Jun 2017 Palais des Sports, Paris, France

See also

References
  1. "Boxing record for Tony Yoka". BoxRec.
  2. "Yog On The Road To London 2012… Talks To Tony Yoka". olympic.org. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  3. Results In 2011, he fought at the World Series of Boxing (WSB). Despite his young age, he won the 2011 edition.
  4. Euro Results
  5. Qualifier
  6. "Jeux Européens: Toni Yoka (+91kg) en bronze".
  7. http://aiba.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/02/Medallist-by-weight-category.pdf
  8. "VIDEO. JO 2016 : le boxeur français Tony Yoka sur le toit du monde". Franceinfo (in French). 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  9. "Boxe. VIDÉOS : Tony Yoka remporte son premier combat pro par K.O". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  10. "Olympic boxing champion Yoka banned for one-year by French Anti-Doping Agency". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  11. "Tony Yoka's Appeal is Rejected, Doping Ban is Upheld By Judge". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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