FRIDAY: Heavyweight Tony Yoka Returns Against Christian Hammer LIVE and Exclusively on ESPN+

Tony Yoka, the dynamic heavyweight punching
Parisian, aims to impress in his ESPN platform debut. Yoka, who won a super
heavyweight gold medal for France at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will fight
veteran Christian Hammer in a 10-rounder Friday at H Arena in Nantes,
France.

Yoka-Hammer will stream live and exclusively this Friday, Nov. 27 in the
United States on ESPN+ beginning at 2:55 p.m. ET/11:55 a.m. PT. The ESPN+
stream will also include the return of unbeaten 2016 French Olympic gold
medalist Estelle Yoka-Mossely against Pasa Malagic in an eight-round
lightweight bout. Yoka and Yoka-Mossely, who have been married since 2018,
welcomed their second child in May.

Earlier this year, Yoka inked a promotional agreement with Top Rank, which
will co-promote him with Ringstar France.

“Tony Yoka’s potential is limitless, and he is a grounded young man who is
motivated to be a great professional fighter,” said Top Rank chairman Bob
Arum. “France has never had a world heavyweight champion, and I believe
Tony is the one to bring the sport’s biggest honor home.”

The 28-year-old Yoka’s stellar amateur run included a berth at the 2012
London Olympics and gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2010
Youth Olympic Games. Before his triumph in Rio, he’d already defeated the
likes of former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker and current
undefeated prospects Joe Joyce and Ivan Dychko. At the Rio Olympics, he
defeated Croatian standout Filip Hrgović in the semifinals and edged Joyce
in the gold medal match.

As a professional, Yoka (8-0, 7 KOs) made his debut in June 2017 with a
second-round stoppage over the previously undefeated Travis Clark. Apart
from a decision win over Jonathan Rice in his second outing, Yoka has
stopped every foe, including durable Englishman David “White Rhino” Allen
and former European champion Alexander Dimitrenko. He made his 2020 debut
Sept. 25 and stopped former world title challenger Johann Duhaupas in one
round.

Hammer (25-6, 15 KOs) has fought many of the leading heavyweight names
during his 12-year career, falling short against Tyson Fury, Luis Ortiz and
Alexander Povetkin. He’s notched myriad upset victories, including a
highlight-reel knockout over David Price and a 2016 split decision over
Erkan Teper for the WBO European belt. In March 2019, he went the 10-round
distance against Ortiz and has not been stopped since Fury forced him to
retire on his stool after eight rounds in their February 2015 clash.

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