The 2016 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 6-0-0 (5 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.44 heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Cyril Leonet (Tony Yoka vs Cyril Leonet), David Allen (Tony Yoka vs David Allen) and Alexander Dimitrenko (Tony Yoka vs Alexander Dimitrenko).
His opponent, Michael Wallisch, has a record of 20-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Christian Hammer and Efe Ajagba (Efe Ajagba vs Michael Wallisch) but then he came back to win with Abdulnaser Delalic in June. Yoka vs Wallisch is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-09-28
Where: H Arena, Nantes, France
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Yoka’s previous fight: Tony Yoka vs Alexander Dimitrenko
Wallisch’s next fight: Joe Joyce vs Michael Wallisch
Yoka’s next fight: Tony Yoka vs Johann Duhaupas
Yoka vs Wallisch full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYSsQi0qts4
Very calm boxer with good skills and punching power. He dealt very well with his experienced rival. A good prospect to watch for.