Jarrell Miller-Tony Yoka to headline December 20 show in Ghana

Jarrell Miller will fight Tony Yoka atop Matchroom Boxing’s final show of 2026 at the Grand Arena in Accra, Ghana, on December 20. The event will be co-promoted by Queensberry and Legacy Rise Sports.

Miller has enjoyed a largely successful year, having beaten the promising but unproven pair of Kingsley Ibeh and Lenier Pero on points. In Yoka, however, “Big Baby” meets an opponent who is also in form.

The bout against Ibeh will always be remembered for Miller's hair peice being dislodged by a punch and subsequently removed.

Yoka, 16-3 (12 KOs) and a 2016 Olympic champion, has won five straight since three consecutive defeats in 2022-23 derailed his progress. Miller, however, represents the toughest test the 34-year-old Frenchman will have encountered since he was beaten on points by Martin Bakole, Carlos Takam and Ryad Merhy.

He is now trained by Don Charles, who can be crediting with instilling new coinfidence in Yoka.

Miller, 28-1-2 (22 KOs), is best known for multiple failed drug tests. Regardless, he remains a marketable force with flattering sanctioning body rankings (No. 1 with the WBA and No. 12 with the IBF).

In the 38-year-old’s biggest bouts, he was stopped by Daniel Dubois in 2023 and held former champion Andy Ruiz Jnr to a draw the following year.

The event, sanctioned by the Ghana Boxing Authority, takes place in a city that has historically produced world-class talent such as Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey and Joshua Clottey. The bill will be further bolstered by an array of top local fighters.

At super middleweight, Jonathan Tetteh, 12-0 (11 KOs), takes on Elvis Ahorgah, 15-4 (13 KOs), over 10 rounds, while highly regarded junior bantamweight Theophilous Kpakpo Allotey, 15-0 (11 KOs), is set for a 12-rounder.

British prospects Odel Kamara, 1-0 (1 KO), and Divine Omojor, 1-0 (1 KO), are also scheduled to appear.