“Changing everything was imperative otherwise he was dead”: how Tony Yoka wants to relaunch a stalled career

2023-12-09 08:32:24

There he is again. Nine months after his second defeat against Carlos Takam, after weeks of personal and professional questioning, Tony Yoka is back. The Olympic heavyweight champion in Rio, more than 7 years ago, faces the Belgian Ryad Merhy. There is no question of seeing in this fight the opportunity to open the doors to the Top 10 in the world and offer him a quick chance at the belt. That was before. The setting for his fight remains very prestigious, the central Roland-Garros, with live broadcast on Canal +. This is the only thing in common with his first 13 professional fights (11 victories, 2 defeats).