He is back.
Ten months after his first - and only - professional defeat against Martin Bakole, Tony Yoka returns to the ring this Saturday evening, at the Zénith de Paris, to face Carlos Takam.
The fight should start around 10:30 p.m. It will be broadcast live on
Canal+
.
Will the 2016 Olympic champion manage to bounce back?
For Brahim Asloum, everything will depend on his state of mind.
“
Tony has the intrinsic qualities to become world champion, but it is not because you have been Olympic champion that you necessarily win the world belt, especially in the heavyweights, a category really apart, he explained
. at Figaro.
The question I ask myself is: does he really want deep down to be world champion?
Is he ready to die in the ring?
When I was boxing, I was ready to clinically die to win a fight.
He is the only one to hold this answer deep inside him.
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