Matchroom Boxing claimed the rights to stage the WBC interim flyweight title combat between Galal Yafai and Francisco Rodriguez Jr as we speak, profitable the purse bid unopposed with a proposal of $222,222.
Jake Donovan stories that the combat, which might earn the winner a shot at unified champion Kenshiro Teraji, “is focused for June/July.”
Yafai (9-0, 7 KO), who claimed Olympic gold in Tokyo, earned the largest win of his professional profession final November by beating Sunny Edwards into retirement. Rodriguez (39-6-1, 27 KO) isn’t as embellished, however he figures to pose a stiff check if he could make the burden after an extended stretch at 115; he hasn’t been stopped since “Chocolatito” Gonzalez completed him in 2013 and he’s put up robust fights towards the likes of Kazuto Ioka.
We’ll let if and when Matchroom places this one on the schedule. Must be a scrap.
