16 Facts About Tony Yoka

Anthony Victor James Yoka was born on 28 April 1992 and is a French professional boxer.

Tony 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.

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

Tony Yoka won the gold over the British boxer Joe Joyce in the super heavyweight division at the 2016 Olympic Games, earning France its first Super Heavyweight gold medal.

Tony Yoka dropped Wallisch in the third round and Wallisch barely beat the count, which prompted the referee to wave the fight off and award Tony Yoka the TKO victory.

Tony Yoka cruised past his experienced opponent, dropping him twice in the first round, the second time being the final one from which Duhaupas would not get up.

On 27 November 2020, Tony Yoka faced another veteran in Christian Hammer.

Tony Yoka faced the former IBF International heavyweight titlist Joel Tambwe Djeko for the vacant European Union heavyweight title.

Tony Yoka won the fight by a late twelfth-round technical knockout.

Tony Yoka was next set to face the undefeated Croatian heavyweight Petar Milas on September 10,2021, at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.

Tony Yoka was the bigger and more experienced boxer heading into the bout, and accordingly entered as a betting favorite.

Tony Yoka's fight was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US and Canal+ in France.

Tony Yoka won the fight by technical knockout, stopping Milas at the very last second of the seventh round.

Tony Yoka was expected to face Carlos Takam on January 15,2022, in a fight which was supposed to take place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.

Tony Yoka instead chose to enter negotiations to face Filip Hrgovic in an IBF title eliminator.

Tony Yoka lost the fight by majority decision, after suffering two knockdowns, in the first and fifth rounds.