Date | 11 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Accor Arena, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takam wins via 10-round split decision |
Tony Yoka vs Carlos Takam was a professional boxing match contested between French boxer, Tony Yoka, and French-Cameroonian boxer, Carlos Takam.[1][2]
The bout took place on March 11, 2023, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
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]
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) |