Eddie Hearn says he needs to arrange a battle between Galal Yafai and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez “In the future” sooner or later following Yafai’s sixth-round TKO win over Sunny Edwards (21-2, 4 KOs) on Saturday night time on the Resorts World Enviornment in Birmingham, England.
Matchroom promoter Hearn feels there’s no rush to make the battle with the 31-year-old Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs) and ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs), however he could also be incorrect. Yafai will likely be turning 32 quickly, and that’s not younger for the lower-weight courses.
Is Yafai Sturdy Sufficient?
Yafai obtained hit quite a bit tonight by Sunny, and fortuitously for him, he wasn’t going through a giant puncher. If Yafai is getting hit this a lot by Sunny, he’s going to take quite a lot of punishment towards the opposite 112-pounders, and he could not final lengthy sufficient for a battle towards Bam to have a practical likelihood of taking place.
The 2020 Olympic gold medalist Yafai will most likely face WBC flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraj (21-0, 14 KOs) subsequent for his belt. That’s a extra winnable battle for Yafai than going up towards Bam Rodriguez and probably getting knocked out.
We wish to deliver the massive world championship fights to the UK. He’s going to be round for a very long time,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Matchroom Boxing, speaking about Galal Yafai following his sixth-round knockout win over Sunny Edwards on Saturday night time.
“We have now another person known as Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. In the future, these two are going to be within the greatest battle within the sport. However for now, it’s about capturing the world championship at flyweight, and hopefully, that comes subsequent,” mentioned Hearn about wanting Yafai to battle WBC flyweight champion
“It’s been an unimaginable night time in Birmingham. We’ve repeatedly grown right here within the final 18 months. We wish to preserve coming again to Birmingham and convey a world championship shot to Galal Yafai in his residence metropolis,” mentioned Hearn.
