Eddie Hearn says he desires to arrange a combat between Galal Yafai and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez “Sooner or later” 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 Area in Birmingham, England.
Matchroom promoter Hearn feels there’s no rush to make the combat with the 31-year-old Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs) and ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs), however he could also be mistaken. Yafai might be turning 32 quickly, and that’s not younger for the lower-weight courses.
Is Yafai Sturdy Sufficient?
Yafai obtained hit rather a lot tonight by Sunny, and happily for him, he wasn’t going through an enormous 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 combat towards Bam to have a practical probability 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 combat for Yafai than going up towards Bam Rodriguez and doubtlessly getting knocked out.
We wish to carry the massive world championship fights to the UK. He’s going to be round for a very long time,” stated Eddie Hearn to Matchroom Boxing, speaking about Galal Yafai following his sixth-round knockout win over Sunny Edwards on Saturday night time.
“We’ve got another person known as Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Sooner or later, these two are going to be within the greatest combat within the sport. However for now, it’s about capturing the world championship at flyweight, and hopefully, that comes subsequent,” stated Hearn about wanting Yafai to combat 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 produce a world championship shot to Galal Yafai in his residence metropolis,” stated Hearn.
