The left eyebrow arch is cut over several centimeters, the eye half closed, the cheekbones are swollen and the face is red with patches, marks from the blows struck by Carlos Takam.
The mine is also crestfallen but Tony Yoka did not hide to come and explain after his second failure among the professionals.
Saturday evening, at the Zénith de Paris, the Frenchman faced the microphones when his staff had warned that he would not speak after this disillusion.
A defeat on points, on split decision (96-94, 94-96, 96-94) of an implacable logic as the tricolor champion seemed to run out of solutions.
Stepping back, unable to hold off smaller Takam (2.01 m against 1.87 m), quickly tired when his opponent was twelve years older (30 years against 42), the Olympic champion did not seek apologies when taking stock.
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I'm mostly disappointed.
It's not a story of regrets.
Last year
(for the fight against Bakole…
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