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Sunny Edwards (left) joins Galal Yafai within the ring after the latter’s Sept. 28 third-round technical knockout of Sergio Orozco at Park Neighborhood Area in Sheffield, England. Edwards and Yafai will meet on Nov. 30 at BP Pulse LIVE in Birmingham. Photograph credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxingoto credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai face off to advertise their Flyweight Contest on November 30, 2024 at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham, UK.
It’s onto actual enterprise for Galal Yafai.
A Nov. 30 homecoming versus former IBF flyweight titlist Sunny Edwards was preserved with a third-round stoppage win over Sergio Orozco. Yafai floored the visiting Mexican within the third and compelled a stoppage at 1:49 of that spherical Saturday at Park Neighborhood Area in Sheffield, England.
The admitted mismatch was put collectively solely to get Yafai (8-0. 6 knockouts) again within the ring forward of his anticipated crossroads bout versus Edwards (21-1. 4 KOs). Yafai, who gained an Olympic gold three years in Tokyo, hadn’t fought since April 6 in Las Vegas.
Saturday’s combat, merely put, was a tune-up.
“I simply wanted a couple of rounds within the ring,” famous Yafai. “I really feltl dangerous, I don’t wnat to flatter myself however I’m previous this degree.
Yafai allowed Orozco (9-9, 7 KOs) to linger round for a few rounds. Orozco was by no means exhausting to seek out nor did he land something of consequence in his first combat exterior of Mexico.
The principle concern, significantly from Edwards, was that Yafai would endure a lower or harm.
The specter of that situation by no means surfaced as Yafai closed the present within the third. Orozco pushed his punches and left himself large open for a proper jab, straight left combo from the 31-year-old southpaw. The sequence was adopted by a proper uppercut and a left hand down the center to drive Orozco to fall into the ropes.
Referee Michael Alexander issued an eight rely however ended the combat as Orozco was on his toes.
“I didn’t need to be this late within the promotion however I needed to get in these rounds,” reiterated Yafai. “I hadn’t fought since April 6. Nov. 30 would’ve been closed to eight months out of the ring.
“That’s not the perfect factor to do versus somebody who, properly who they assume is primary within the division.”
Now it’s onto an enormous home rivalry—albeit, a pleasant one—for arguably the UK’s two finest flyweights.
“Me and Galal, we’re the 2 largest names in our nation, in our division,” said Edwards. “Olympic Gold medalist [versus] former world champion. Our names have been rivals since our [older] brothers within the amateurs.
“I’m glad the combat is made.”
Edwards will journey to Yafai’s hometown for his or her Nov. 30 DAZN headliner from BP Pulse LIVE. Matchroom Boxing will host a press convention Tuesday in Birmingham to formally announce the occasion.
Edwards is rated No. 1 at 112 by The Ring. Yafai is the division’s No. 10 rated contender.
The bout will likely be his second since a stoppage loss to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) of their IBF/WBO flyweight unification final Dec. 16 in Glendale, Arizona. Edwards returned to the win column in a technical unanimous resolution over Adrian Curiel (24-6-1, 5 KOs) on June 30 in Phoenix.
Curiously, Saturday marked Yafai’s first-scheduled eight-rounder. He’s fought in all ten-rounders since his Feb. 2022 professional debut.
Yafai-Orozco was a part of a five-fight DAZN present headlined by the Rhiannon Dixon-Terri Harper WBO light-weight title combat.
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