PCould you engage in any type of leisure activity with your children? Without even thinking of answering this thorny question, I bought, in the course of last week, two tickets to attend the boxing fight between the Frenchman Tony Yoka and the Congolese Martin Bakole, with the project of taking my son there. eldest, 10 years old. Sharing memorable moments with your children to build up a thick gallery of memories is – normally – one of the main parental activities, at the same time as one of our favorite ways of conjuring up existential angst (remembrance is not not this means of summoning the other at any time and thus allaying the hypothesis of lack?).
Armed with our tickets and our Navigo passes, we go by metro to the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, renamed Accor Arena, where the confrontation between the two boxers is to take place. Super heavyweight champion at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Tony Yoka, 16and world, is the little prince of the media. A playboy face, 109 kilos of muscles covered with Maori tattoos, an impressive extension: the one we nicknamed “the artist” has chained eleven victories since his move to the professionals, in 2017, not without raising recurring doubts about his ability to take on top-tier opponents. “As long as he is not pushed to his limits, he will not show everything. Now is the time. I want to see him in a tough fight. And if he manages to make a hard fight and get out of it, that means he will be world champion, ” professed the former boxer Fabrice Tiozzo before the fight, on the antenna of Canal +.
Very “peace and love” prolegomena
Facing Yoka, Martin Bakole, 14and worldwide, weighs 125 kilos on the scale and is precisely the perfect client for anyone seeking to reveal themselves through the chemistry of a bitter confrontation. Originally from Kananga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and from a family of boxers, this willingly funny colossus, who films himself dancing shirtless a few hours before the meeting, has 17 victories, including 13 by K.-O . Sparring partner of the best, from Anthony Joshua to Tyson Fury, this devout Christian is the exact opposite of the fighter who foams with rage. Arriving at the weigh-in with his T-shirt adorned with a portrait of Jesus, Martin will also have this astonishing pre-match declaration for his opponent: “Train well, because I train hard. Let’s be fair on fight day. Good luck to your family, your parents, your children. I love you so much. See you in Paris. » Only the heart is missing with the fingers.
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