Boxing: Tony Yoka knocks Johann Duhaupas in first heavyweight round; Estelle Yoka-Mossely makes winning return

Rising heavyweight threat Tony Yoka sends an emphatic message to the heavyweight division by knocking out Johann Duhaupas inside one round of their fight.

Yoka, a 2016 Olympic gold medallist, extended his unbeaten pro record to 8-0 in Paris on Friday night by knockout of his fellow Frenchman.

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Yoka floored Duhaupas twice – when he landed a big uppercut – before the referee called off their fight.

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Duhaupas, although now 39 years of age, is a former world title challenger who had gone 11 rounds with Deontay Wilder and the 12-round distance with Jarrell Miller. He also won against Robert Helenius.

However, he was no match for Yoka, 28, who is one of the hottest heavyweight talents in the world at the moment.

Since the Olympic final where he beat Britain’s Joe Joyce, Yoka has made a successful pro debut against an opponent who had a 12-0 record and has beaten Dave Allen too.

A year ban for missing two drug tests halted his progress but, in beating Duhaupas so decisively, Yoka is firmly back in the heavyweight division mix.

He was ranked before the fight at No 11 by the IBF and had signed to Bob Arum’s US-based Top Rank Promotions.

Joyce, denied a gold medal at Rio 2016 by the Frenchman, previously said in an interview: “Against Yoka would be the first time there has been an Olympic final rematch. If we’re both at a career stage where it makes sense, let’s make the fight happen.”

Yoka’s wife, Estelle makes winning return after four months out due to childbirth

Estelle Yoka-Mossely remains undefeated as a pro boxer as she made a winning return to the sport four months after the birth of her second child.

The French professional boxer, who is married to heavyweight boxer Tony Yoka, won the fight on her return to the ring on the same night as her husband’s fight with Duhaupas

Yoka-Mossely also won an Olympic gold medal for France alongside her husband four years ago.

By defeating Aurélie Froment, she has now extended her pro record to 7-0.