Tony Yoka will fight on the Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic bill as a late addition.
Allen and Hrgovic will meet in a blockbuster heavyweight clash in the former’s home town of Doncaster this weekend.
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Yoka will make his return on the card after missing out on his fight last monthCredit: Getty
It will be an exciting bill with several enthralling domestic match-ups on the cards.
But now it will be boosted by the arrival of French heavyweight Yoka.
He has been added to the undercard on short-notice with an opponent yet to be confirmed.
It will be a keep-busy fight with the view to keep ticking over before bigger fights in 2026.
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His trainer Don Charles confirmed to DAZN: “Queensberry have put him [Yoka] on the undercard of the Dave Allen fight in Doncaster.
“He went through all that training, he didn’t fight, it’s been a couple of weeks, so they are giving him a fight to keep ticking over while Frank plots the next move.”
Yoka will be grateful for the activity after missing out on his showdown with Lawrence Okolie.
The bout was cancelled after Okolie returned an adverse finding in a drugs test, and a short notice replacement couldn’t be found.
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Of course, despite getting back into the ring again this weekend, it was a frustrating period.
Yoka was left out in the cold and his shot at getting to the top of the WBC No.1 rankings is now in jeopardy.
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Allen and Hrgovic’s clash this weekend will be fought in a stadium
The former Olympic champion admits he was annoyed at the short notice that was given to cancel the show.
He told talkSPORT: “I was disappointed because I wanted to fight.
“I was ready; it’s not like it happened a month before. It was three or four days before the fight.
“It was a big opportunity, it would have put me in a really good position [with the WBC]…
“Of course, I am p*****. It was a great fight in Paris, one of the biggest we have produced. It was the premiere of Queensberry in France.
“I’m a professional, you know, that as soon as you are about to take something, you must go on the website and check if it is allowed.
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“You don’t wait until four days before the fight and then say you didn’t know.”