Yoka vs Kabayel

When is Yoka vs Kabayel?

Tony Yoka could fight Agit Kabayel in Autumn/Fall 2025 France.

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

Kabayel would be defending his WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He has held this belt for 3 months and 25 days.

Yoka vs Kabayel stats

Tony Yoka would step into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agit Kabayel would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Yoka would have a slight advantage in power over Kabayel, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 69%.

Tony Yoka is the older man by 1 year, 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 12 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 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 91 compared to Kabayel's 131.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 4 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 Arslan Yallyev on May 17, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paris, France.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had won against Petar Milas on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Roland Garros, Paris.

Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

He had defeated Kevin Johnson on June 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Activity check

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

Tony Yoka last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 7 months and 4 days ago.

Yoka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

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