Boxing Result

Tony Yoka stops Joel Tambwe Djeko in final round

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Tony Yoka

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Joel Tambwe Djeko

Fight Details

Fight

Tony Yoka vs Joel Tambwe Djeko

Date & Time

Friday, March 5th, 2021

Championship

vacant European Heavyweight Title

Venue

H Arena
H Arena, Nantes, France

How to Watch

ESPN+, Canal+

Fight Report

France's Tony Yoka scored a good win and picked up the vacant European Heavyweight Title when he stopped Belgium's Joel Tambwe Djeko in the 12th and final round at the H Arena in Nantes, France.

Yoka, a 2016 Olympic Gold medalist had to work hard to break the resistance of the 6ft 6 Inch Djeko who was only having his second bout as a fully-fledged heavyweight.

Yoka's jab was the story of this fight, using it to control both the distance and tempo throughout. By the final round, with Djeko's right eye was closing, the referee Jean-Robert Laine decided he had seen enough and ended matters, handing Yoka win number ten.

Scores at the time of the stoppage: Mufadel Elghazaoui 108-101 | Hugues Hellebaut 109-100 | Andre Pasquier 110-99.

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