Eddie Hearn says he needs 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 evening 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 shall be turning 32 quickly, and that’s not younger for the lower-weight courses.
Is Yafai Sturdy Sufficient?
Yafai bought hit so much tonight by Sunny, and thankfully 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 numerous punishment towards the opposite 112-pounders, and he could not final lengthy sufficient for a combat towards Bam to have a practical likelihood 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 combat for Yafai than going up towards Bam Rodriguez and probably getting knocked out.
We wish to convey the large 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 evening.
“We’ve another person referred to as Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Sooner or later, these two are going to be within the largest combat 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 combat WBC flyweight champion
“It’s been an unbelievable evening 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,” mentioned Hearn.
