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Merhy vs. Yoka: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ryad Merhy and Tony Yoka (The Artist) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, Paris, France. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
31
Jun 29, 2013
31-2
1
26 (78.8%)
181 cm
181 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 13, 2023
6m, 26d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Jun 2, 2017
11-2
0
9 (69.2%)
201 cm
208 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Mar 11, 2023
8m, 28d
-2
WBA
CR
e1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 9 Dec 2023
Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, Paris, France
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Ryad Merhy vs. Tony Yoka

Date

This fight between Ryad Merhy and Tony Yoka took place on 9 December, 2023 at the Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, Paris, France.

Tale of the Tape

At 201 cm, Tony Yoka is the taller of the two by 20 cms; Ryad Merhy is 181 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Yoka also has a huge reach advantage of 27 cms over Merhy's 181 cm. On top of that, Yoka also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Merhy.

Merhy is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-2 (26 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Kevin Lerena, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Kevin Lerena's boxing career

Yoka comes in with a record of 11-2 (9 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 28 days ago against Carlos Takam, which he lost via 10 round split decision.

Carlos Takam's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Merhy will be 31 years old. Yoka will be 31 years and 7 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 56-44 in favor of Tony Yoka. Here is the prediction for Merhy vs Yoka.

The chances of Tony Yoka winning is higher, but Ryad Merhy cannot be counted out. Merhy could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Ryad Merhy defeated Tony Yoka via 10 round SD. Yoka's losing streak continues, and Merhy gets on a new winning streak. Merhy is now 32-2, and Yoka 11-3.

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