Eddie Hearn says he needs to arrange a battle between Galal Yafai and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez “At some point” 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 probably be turning 32 quickly, and that’s not younger for the lower-weight lessons.
Is Yafai Sturdy Sufficient?
Yafai received hit rather a lot tonight by Sunny, and happily 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 a whole lot of punishment towards the opposite 112-pounders, and he might not final lengthy sufficient for a battle towards Bam to have a sensible probability of occurring.
The 2020 Olympic gold medalist Yafai will in all probability 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 convey 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. At some point, these two are going to be within the largest 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 unbelievable night time in Birmingham. We’ve repeatedly grown right here within the final 18 months. We wish to maintain coming again to Birmingham and convey a world championship shot to Galal Yafai in his dwelling metropolis,” mentioned Hearn.
