On December 9, 2023, a 31-year-old Tony Yoka (11-2, 9 KOs) and a 31-year-old Belgian boxer Ryad Merhy (31-2, 26 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Yoka came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 28 days. Merhy was on a -1-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
Ryad Merhy defeated Tony Yoka via split decision in the 10-round fight. Merhy improves his record to 32-2, while Yoka adds a loss to his record at 11-3.
On March 11, 2023, a 30-year-old Tony Yoka (11-1, 9 KOs) and a 42-year-old fellow French boxer Carlos Takam (39-7-1, 28 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Yoka came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 25 days. Takam was on a -2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 23 days.
Carlos Takam defeated Tony Yoka via split decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight. Takam improves his record to 40-7-1, while Yoka adds a loss to his record at 11-2.
On May 14, 2022, a 30-year-old Tony Yoka (11-0, 9 KOs) and a 28-year-old Congolese boxer Martin Bakole (17-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Yoka came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 4 days. Bakole was on a 6-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 26 days.
Martin Bakole defeated Tony Yoka via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Bakole improves his record to 18-1, while Yoka adds a loss to his record at 11-1.