The candy science of pugilism returns to Birmingham dwell on DAZN this Saturday, bringing with it a conflict so British it could possibly be served with a facet of fish and chips. Let’s dive into this flyweight fracas, lets?
In a single nook, now we have Galal Yafai, Olympic champion {and professional} boxing neophyte, strutting into his hometown like a rooster with a shiny new medal. Within the different, Sunny Edwards, former world champion and newbie boogeyman to our golden boy.
The Contenders
- Galal “I’ve Acquired an Olympic Gold, Did I Point out That?” Yafai (8-0, 6 KOs)
- Sunny “I Beat Him As soon as, I’ll Do It Once more” Edwards (21-1, 4 KOs)
A Rivalry as Outdated as Time (Effectively, Virtually)
Our pugilistic pair have a historical past that dates again to their newbie days. Edwards, it appears, handed younger Yafai his first style of defeat. Yafai, ever the gracious loser, reminisces:”After I first began boxing, he was one of many first ones that beat me as an newbie, ABA’s on the time – it’s simply been brewing since then. It’s not one thing that I’m that assed about however I’ll say, ‘he beat me on a break up choice’.”One can virtually really feel the nonchalance oozing from his phrases. It’s clearly water beneath the bridge, proper?
Begin Instances:
UK Time (GMT)
- Begin Time: 4:15 PM
- Prelims: 4:15 PM
- Foremost Card: 7:00 PM
- Foremost Occasion: 10:50 PM
Japanese Time (ET)
- Begin Time: 11:15 AM
- Prelims: 11:15 AM
- Foremost Card: 2:00 PM
- Foremost Occasion: 5:50 PM
Confidence: The Breakfast of Champions
Yafai, brimming with the arrogance that solely an 8-0 skilled document can deliver, boldly proclaims: “Realistically, I’ve received extra probability of knocking him out than he has of me, however anyone might be knocked out, and with these little gloves, everybody punches, so I’ve received to watch out and do issues the best approach.” Ah sure, the traditional “I may knock him out, however I received’t, as a result of I’m cautious” technique. A timeless traditional on the earth of boxing bravado.
The Prize: A Shiny Belt and Bragging Rights
At stake is the interim WBC World Title, a prestigious piece of leather-based that’s virtually pretty much as good as the actual factor. The winner will get a shot on the precise world title, which is like being promoted from assistant to the regional supervisor to assistant regional supervisor.
The Undercard
As if this important occasion wasn’t sufficient to fulfill Birmingham’s boxing followers, the undercard is packed tighter than a tin of High quality Road at Christmas. We’ve received former champions, up-and-comers, and the whole lot in between.
- Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai
- Conah Walker vs. Lewis Ritson; Welterweight
- Kieron Conway vs. Ryan Kelly; for vacant Commonwealth middleweight title
- Cameron Vuong vs. Gavin Gwynne, Light-weight
- Hamza Uddin vs. Benn Norman; Flyweight
- Troy Jones vs. Michael Stephenson, for Jones’s English gentle heavyweight title
- Aaron Bowen vs. James Todd; Middleweight
- Ibraheem Sulaimaan vs. Marvin Solano; Tremendous featherweight
- Taylor Bevan vs. Greg O’Neil; Tremendous middleweight
- Callum Smith Vs. TBD; Mild heavyweight
