An extended-discussed home flyweight rivalry now graces the autumn schedule.
Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai will meet atop a Nov. 3o DAZN present. Their crossroads bout will land at BP Pulse LIVE in Yafai’s hometown of Birmingham, England.
“This can be a large combat for British boxing,” stated Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn. “I’m delighted to get this one over the road because it’s the suitable combat for each males.
“For my part these are the most effective two flyweights on this planet. They are going to conflict for a shot on the world title in entrance of an enormous crowd in Birmingham
Edwards (21-1, 4 knockouts) will hit the highway in simply his second combat after the top of his IBF title reign. The Ring’s No. 1-rated flyweight is recreation for the problem.
“This combat has at all times been inevitable,” stated Edwards. “Our final names maintain weight in British boxing and world wide – and it’s actually time to place to mattress the Edwards-Yafai Saga.”
Edwards, 28, held the IBF title for almost three years earlier than he bumped into Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) final December. Their Dec. sixteenth unification bout noticed Edwards—a Croydon-bred boxer primarily based in Sheffield—undergo his first profession defeat. He rebounded with a technical resolution win over Adrien Curiel (24-6-1, 5 KOs) on June 29 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The win came about mere miles from his defeat to Rodriguez at Desert Diamond Enviornment in Glendale. His combat with Curiel wasn’t fairly, notably its grotesque ending. But it surely was sufficient to revisit previous enterprise for Edwards.
Talks of the all-British flyweight affair have been in place nearly since Yafai (7-0, 5 KOs) turned professional. An bold schedule adopted the Olympic Gold medalist lower than a 12 months after his 2021 haul in Tokyo.
There is no such thing as a doubt that Yafai has earned his preserve. Nevertheless, his success story is a reminder of the roadblocks endured by his future opponemt.
“Being ignored for the Olympic Video games due to household relationships and metropolis ties – lit a fireplace all these years again,” famous Edwards. “I beat Galal and was shelved in the identical 12 months again in 2015 and now that is my probability to indicate Britain who the true golden boy is.”
There is no such thing as a doubt that Yafai can have one thing to say about that.
The 31-year-old southpaw has rapidly risen by the ranks since his Feb. 2022 professional debut. All seven bouts have been scheduled for ten rounds, a mark he’s gone twice so far.
Simply three fights have taken place on UK soil. He fought in Dubai and thrice within the U.S., together with his final outing. Yafai impressed in an eighth-round stoppage of Agustin Gauto (21-2, 15 KOs) in Las Vegas.
He now heads dwelling for by far the most important and most difficult combat of his profession.
“I’m completely happy that the combat has been made,” stated Yafai. “That is going to be a large combat for British boxing. I have to win a World Title, and this can be a combat that may put me on the cusp of combating for one after I win in my hometown on November 30.”
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