Tony Yoka

Tony Yoka

Personal information
Full name Tony Victor James Yoka
Nationality  France
Born (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992[1]
Paris, France
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight +91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Super heavyweight
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's Amateur boxing
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Super heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
2015 Doha Super heavyweight
European Games
2015 Baku Super heavyweight
Summer Youth Olympics[2]
2010 Singapore Super heavyweight
World Youth Championships
2010 Baku Super heavyweight

Tony Victor James Yoka (born 28 April 1992) is a French super heavyweight amateur boxer.

Yoka won a split decision over British boxer Joe Joyce, in the super heavyweight division, at the 2016 Olympic Games, to take the gold medal for France, having beaten Hussein Ishaish in the quarter-final, and Filip Hrgović in the semi-final.

Highlights

2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Super heavyweight Preliminary Win Ukraine Oleksandr Skoryi RSC (R2)
Semifinal Win Moldova Daniil Svaresciuc 5–0
Final Win New Zealand Joseph Parker 8–5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Joseph Parker at Youth Olympics". boxingnz.org.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Yog On The Road To London 2012… Talks To Tony Yoka". olympic.org. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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