Tony Yoka victim of the return of the sanitary gauges.
The day after Jean Castex announced the return of maximum gauges, the boxing fight in the heavyweight category between the 2016 Olympic champion and the Congolese Martin Bakole, scheduled for January 15 in Paris-Bercy, was postponed. Tuesday the promoter at
L'Equipe.
Unbeaten in 11 professional fights, Frenchman Tony Yoka (19th in the world) was to face Martin Bakole (17th in the world) in the Parisian venue of Paris-Bercy, which can accommodate more than 16,000 spectators.
Delayed return
"
It is a great disappointment to have to cancel this evening so close to its end
", lamented the promoter of the event Jérôme Abiteboul, to the site of the daily. “
The imposition of a gauge of 2,000 spectators is not economically viable, it leads to financial disaster. It's terrible because Tony Yoka and Martin Bakole, as well as all the other boxers scheduled on the program have been training hard for several months,
”he added.
Tony Yoka, 29, has not fought since September 10 and a victory (by KO in the 7th round) over the central Roland-Garros against the Croatian Peter Milas.
Amateur World Championship in the super-heavyweight category in 2015 then amateur Olympic champion at the Rio Games in 2016, he won nine of his eleven professional fights by knockout.
