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    May 12, 2022 4 minutes

    YOKA-BAKOLE

    SHOULD Tyson Fury do the unexpected and keep his promise of retirement, he will leave an almighty hole at the top of the heavyweight division. The winner of the projected July 23 rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will step up and become the obvious choice for number one but, below them, the competition for places heats up.

    Joe Joyce's scheduled clash with Joseph Parker should be very interesting and this weekend may see another contender earn a spot in the chasing pack when Frenchman Tony Yoka, 11-0 (9), takes on adopted Scot, Martin Bakole, 17-1 (13), in a hometown 10-rounder at Paris XIII.

    Yoka contentiously beat Joyce in the 2016

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