Tony Yoka
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| Full name | Tony Victor James Yoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 28, 1992[1] Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | +91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Super Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tony Victor James Yoka (born 28 April 1992) is a French Super Heavyweight amateur boxer.
Career
Yoka won the gold medal at Super Heavyweight division at the Boxing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2] At the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost the final to Filip Hrgovic [3] In 2011 he lost at the European (Senior) Championships to Olympic Champion Roberto Cammarelle.[4] At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he outpointed Jasem Delavari from Iran but was KOd by Cuban Erislandy Savón. At the 2012 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he beat three opponents before getting stopped by Magomed Omarov.[5]
Highlights
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
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| Super Heavyweight | Preliminary | Win |  Oleksandr Skoryi |
RSC (R2) |
| Semifinal | Win |  Daniil Svaresciuc |
5–0 | |
| Final | Win |  Joseph Parker |
8–5 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Joseph Parker at Youth Olympics". boxingnz.org.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Yog On The Road To London 2012… Talks To Tony Yoka". olympic.org. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Results
- ↑ Euro Results
- ↑ Qualifier
External links
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