Tony Yoka vs. Arslan Yallyev set for May 17th in Paris.

The 17 May 2025 in The Adidas Arena of Paris : Tony Yoka Olympic gold medalist 2016 13-3-0 (10KOs) will face the Russian Arslan Yallyev 16-0-0 (10KOs) ranked 36th in Boxrec in 8 or 10 rounds in Heavyweight.

 

Never of Yallyev, is he good or just a padded record kind of guy?

 

I know only the journeyman Yury Bykhautsou on the Russian record...


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We will see but the defense of the Russian Arslan Yallyev is very bad specially on the body maybe it's the key for Yoka.

 

He takes a lot of body shots and seems easy to handle from a distance for Yoka's jab. Even though Yoka's mental state is poor, he may doubt whether the Russian is applying too much pressure.

 

Adidas Arena is a cool name I won't lie.

 

Don't think Yallyev is anything special - his defence seems crude and very hittable, his record is filled with literal part timers.

We know Yoka has been exposed multiple times in the pros after winning gold in the Olympics (controversially), so either result wouldn't surprise me.

I think Yoka has too much pedigree in the amateurs to be regarded as a journeyman even if the amateur pedigree is pretty flattering but I'd rank him as a weak to mid gatekeeper at best and I am being a bit generous.

This is kind of a guess - but I'll go for a narrow Yoka points win.

 

Decent comeback fight for Yoka.

 

Slow but strong

 

Looking forward to this one.

 

I'm French and I have no expectations for this fight.