Frank Warren has an embarrassment of riches in boxing’s heavyweight division, and it just got even richer.
The Hall of Fame promoter already has Tyson Fury, Moses Itauma and Fabio Wardley among others in the sport’s marquee weight class, and late on Wednesday he announced another new signing.
The latest big man to join the Queensberry Promotions team is 2016 Olympic super-heavyweight champion Tony Yoka, who will look to revitalise his career in the coming months.
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Yoka – now 33 years old – looked like a potential future world title contender when he turned over and won his first 11 fights in the paid ranks, but then things started to unravel.
Tony suffered three consecutive defeats, firstly a majority decision to Martin Bakole in 2022 and then agonising split decision losses to Carlos Takam and Ryad Merhy in 2023.
Since then Yoka has reeled off three victories to improve to 14-3, and now he will hope that signing with Warren can help get him back to the top level.
Rio in 2016 was of course the highlight of Yoka’s career so far in the ring as he claimed gold with his route to glory culminating in a final victory over British heavyweight star Joe Joyce.
Joshua vs Yoka anyone?
One potential showdown for Yoka – according to former boxing star turned analyst Spencer Oliver – is a money-spinning matchup with Anthony Joshua (28-4). The British two-time world heavyweight champion is expected to return to action later this year after recovering from elbow surgery.
Oliver told talkSPORT: “Do I think they are going to fight? I think that is a great possibility. We get two Olympic gold medallists going at it. Tony Yoka is trying to rekindle his career after losing to the likes of Carlos Takam.
“Doesn’t it make sense? Two Olympic gold medallists, there is history there. It will be a great fight, it is a sellable fight, I would love to see it.”
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