Queensberry will stage a major night of boxing in Paris on April 25, as Tony Yoka takes on Lawrence Okolie in a heavyweight main event at the Adidas Arena, live on DAZN.
Okolie enters the bout as the WBC’s No. 1-ranked heavyweight contender and current WBC Silver champion. While he has sought a faster path toward a significant WBC opportunity, with Agit Kabayel viewed as a key name in the division, Kabayel’s focus is currently on Oleksandr Usyk. Instead, Okolie heads to Paris still holding the strongest WBC position outside the champion.
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Yoka presents no easy task. The 2016 Olympic gold medalist began his professional career 11-0 before suffering three consecutive defeats. Now riding a four-fight winning streak and training in London, Yoka returns to headline in his home city against an opponent capable of reshaping his career trajectory in a single night.
If Okolie delivers a dominant performance, he strengthens his standing in the WBC picture. A setback, however, could quickly shift the division’s momentum elsewhere.
The co-feature will see unbeaten Parisian Bakary Samake face Ermal Hadribeaj in a WBC super welterweight final eliminator, with a world title shot awaiting the winner.
Fight card:
▪️Lawrence Okolie vs. Tony Yoka, 12 rounds, heavyweight
▪️Bakary Samake vs. Ermal Hadribeaj, TBA, super welterweight
