PREVIEW AND PREDICTION: ISSAH SAMIR VS. PATRICE SOU TOKE


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Born July 26, 1989 Issah Samir is yet to face his biggest test against the experienced Burkinabe Patrice Sou Toke on March 6 at the Bukom Boxing Arena on the wings of Landmark promotions.

This is a good boxing match-up as silver bantamweight division winner during the 2007 All-Africa Games Samir Bastie takes on Patrice Sou Toke in a fight which is going to be aired live by a local television network including HSTV Ghana and your number one and most authoritative portal boxingghana.com.

How do these two stack up?

Samir BASTIE: 29 years old | 5’9” | 175cm | orthodox stance

Patrice Sou TOKE : 35 years old | 5.8” | orthodox stance

 

What have these two done recently?

BASTIE SAMIR– The Ghanaian last fought in 2018-09-28 against George Amuzu (18-30-1) whom he dispatched via a third round TKO.

Bastie is still undefeated in his 16 bouts with 67 rounds of boxing with the record (16-0,15 KOs) which translats in KO percentage ratio of 88.
The former Olympian is rated 266 / 1,511 in the world and 4 / 13 in Ghana.

Some of his victims include Flash Issaka, Philip Kotey whom he defeated via a unanimous decision for the vacant Ghanaian Middleweight Title on 2013-05-03.
He also defeated Robizoni Omsarashvili for the vacant International Boxing Federation Youth Super Welterweight Title in 2013.

After making his debut in July 2011-07-08 against Abdul Majid whom he made  quick work of via a 2nd round TKO. The Ghanaian must now stake a claim at the table of men.

PATRICK SOU TOKE:
Nicknamed ‘le Bombardier,’ the Ouagadougou born Burkinabe pugilist Patrice Sou Toke is a very experienced boxer who made his debut on 2004-07-18 against Siki Benge and won via a round 3 TKO

He is the former World Boxing Council Mediterranean Welterweight Title holder in 2009, a strap he won via a 9th round TKO against Yacine Chouaou.

Patrice Sou Toke first career defeat came at the hands of a Ghanaian Patrick Allotey in 2011-12-26 via a UD when he contested for vacant World Boxing Council International Silver Welterweight Title.

Patrice Sou Toke last fight was a defeat to Karim Achour when he failed to win the World Boxing Council Francophone Middleweight Title and the vacant World Boxing Council International Middleweight Belt as well.

Two years ago, he won a Split Decision victory over Ayoub Nefzi to win the World Boxing Council Francophone Middleweight Title. He is also the former African Boxing Union Middleweight champion
as well as World Boxing Council Francophone Middleweight King in 2015.

Patrice Sou Toke has 30 bouts in 216 rounds of boxing translated in a percentage ratio of
KOs 37%.

ANALYSIS
Comparing this middleweight contest over 10 rounds

While Bastie Samir is hoping to building his resume, the experienced Patrice Sou Toke is hoping to avenge his first career defeat to Patrick Allotey.

The Burkinabe boxer has been inactive for more than a year now and may be pretty rusty against the young fresher Bastie Samir whose last fight was in the last quarter of 2018.

PREDICTION
A straight victory for the Ghanaian artiste.


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