Yoka vs Kabayel

When is Yoka vs Kabayel?

Tony Yoka could fight Agit Kabayel in Spring 2026 France.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Kabayel would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He has held this belt for 11 months and 7 days.

Yoka vs Kabayel stats

Tony Yoka would step into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agit Kabayel would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Yoka would have a slight advantage in power over Kabayel, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 70%.

Tony Yoka is the same age as Agit Kabayel, at 33 years old.

Yoka has a height advantage of 4 inches over Kabayel. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Tony Yoka and Agit Kabayel fight out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 11 months later than Kabayel, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 17 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Kabayel's 134.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Yoka vs Kabayel form

Yoka has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Patrick Korte on December 21, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Onikan Stadium, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had won against Arslan Yallyev on May 17, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ryad Merhy on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI.

Before that, he had lost to Carlos Takam on March 11, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX.

He had been beaten by Martin Bakole on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris.

Agit Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Damian Knyba on January 10, 2026, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

He had defeated Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Agit Kabayel has been fighting more than Tony Yoka.

Tony Yoka last fought 3 months and 4 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 2 months and 15 days ago.

Yoka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 11 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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