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==Background== |
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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]]. Shortly after the bout was scheduled however, Takam withdrew due to injury.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fight Site |title=Yoka ipak neće boksati protiv Bakolea, dogovorio je meč protiv bivšeg Joshuinog izazivača |url=https://fightsite.hr/fightsite/k1-i-boks/yoka-ipak-nece-boksati-protiv-bakolea-dogovorio-je-mec-protiv-bivseg-joshuinog-izazivaca-15121351 |website=fightsite.hr |access-date=10 January 2022 |date=17 November 2021}}</ref> On December 10, 2021, it was announced that [[Martin Bakole]] would step in as Takam's replacement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Yoka i Martin Bakole boksaju 15. siječnja u Parizu |url=https://www.croring.com/boks/tony-yoka-i-martin-bakole-boksaju-15-sijecnja-u-parizu/ |website=croring.com |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> The fight was postponed on December 28, 2021, due to measures imposed to combat the spread of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stumberg |first1=Patrick L. |title=Tony Yoka vs Martin Bakole postponed due to COVID restrictions |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/12/28/22857466/tony-yoka-vs-martin-bakole-postponed-covid-restrictions-boxing-news-2021 |website=badlefthook.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |date=28 December 2021}}</ref> Yoka instead chose to enter negotiations to face [[Filip Hrgović]] in an [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] title eliminator.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donovan |first1=Jake |title=Tony Yoka Accepts Invitation To Enter Talks For IBF Title Eliminator Versus Filip Hrgovic |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/tony-yoka-accepts-invitation-enter-talks-ibf-title-eliminator-versus-filip-hrgovic--163421 |website=boxingscene.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |date=13 January 2022}}</ref> The IBF later ruled Yoka ineligible to enter an agreement with any opponent other than [[Martin Bakole]], as the two had already signed contracts to face each other.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donovan |first1=Jake |title=IBF Rules Tony Yoka Ineligible For Title Eliminator, New Opponent Sought For Hrgovic |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/ibf-rules-tony-yoka-ineligible-title-eliminator-new-opponent-sought-hrgovic--163582 |website=boxingscene.com |access-date=22 January 2022 |date=21 January 2022}}</ref> Yoka's fight with Bakole was rescheduled for May 14.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donovan |first1=Jake |title=Tony Yoka vs. Martin Bakole Heavyweight Clash Rescheduled For May 14 In Paris |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/tony-yoka-vs-martin-bakole-heavyweight-clash-rescheduled-14-paris--164002 |website=boxingscene.com |access-date=8 February 2022 |date=8 February 2022}}</ref> He lost the fight by majority decision, after suffering two knockdowns, in the first and fifth rounds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farvacque |first1=Simon |title=Première Défaite Pour Tony Yoka Chez Les Pros, Battu Par Martin Bakole |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/boxe/premiere-defaite-pour-tony-yoka-chez-les-pros-battu-par-martin-bakole_sto8925224/story.shtml |website=eurosport.fr |access-date=15 May 2022 |date=15 May 2022}}</ref> |
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==Fight card== |
==Fight card== |
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Tony Yoka vs Carlos Takam is an upcoming professional boxing match contested between French boxer, Tony Yoka, and French-Cameroonian boxer, Carlos Takam.[1][2]
The bout will take place on March 11, 2023, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Background
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. Shortly after the bout was scheduled however, Takam withdrew due to injury.[3] On December 10, 2021, it was announced that Martin Bakole would step in as Takam's replacement.[4] The fight was postponed on December 28, 2021, due to measures imposed to combat the spread of COVID-19.[5] Yoka instead chose to enter negotiations to face Filip Hrgović in an IBF title eliminator.[6] The IBF later ruled Yoka ineligible to enter an agreement with any opponent other than Martin Bakole, as the two had already signed contracts to face each other.[7] Yoka's fight with Bakole was rescheduled for May 14.[8] He lost the fight by majority decision, after suffering two knockdowns, in the first and fifth rounds.[9]
Fight card
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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Heavyweight | Carlos Takam | def. | Tony Yoka | SD | (10) | |||
Light Heavyweight | Dan Azeez | def. | Thomas Faure | TKO | (12) | EBU European Light Heavy (vacant) | ||
Super Middleweight | Farhadd Sadd | draw. | Macaulay McGowan | MD | (8) | |||
Light Heavyweight | Lauren Price | def. | Naomi Mannez | UD | (8x2) | |||
Middleweight | Victor Yoka | def. | Branislav Malinovic | UD | (6) | |||
Middleweight | Lyad Tormos | def. | Goga Kevlishvili | MD | (4) |
References
- ^ "Dan Azeez to box on undercard of Tony Yoka vs Carlos Takam heavyweight clash in Paris, live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Lauren Price added to Tony Yoka vs Carlos Takam bill". February 21, 2023.
- ^ Fight Site (November 17, 2021). "Yoka ipak neće boksati protiv Bakolea, dogovorio je meč protiv bivšeg Joshuinog izazivača". fightsite.hr. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Yoka i Martin Bakole boksaju 15. siječnja u Parizu". croring.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (December 28, 2021). "Tony Yoka vs Martin Bakole postponed due to COVID restrictions". badlefthook.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (January 13, 2022). "Tony Yoka Accepts Invitation To Enter Talks For IBF Title Eliminator Versus Filip Hrgovic". boxingscene.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (January 21, 2022). "IBF Rules Tony Yoka Ineligible For Title Eliminator, New Opponent Sought For Hrgovic". boxingscene.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (February 8, 2022). "Tony Yoka vs. Martin Bakole Heavyweight Clash Rescheduled For May 14 In Paris". boxingscene.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Farvacque, Simon (May 15, 2022). "Première Défaite Pour Tony Yoka Chez Les Pros, Battu Par Martin Bakole". eurosport.fr. Retrieved May 15, 2022.