The candy science of pugilism returns to Birmingham stay on DAZN this Saturday, bringing with it a conflict so British it might be served with a facet of fish and chips. Let’s dive into this flyweight fracas, we could?
In a single nook, we’ve 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 novice boogeyman to our golden boy.
The Contenders
Galal “I’ve Got an Olympic Gold, Did I Mention That?” Yafai (8-0, 6 KOs)
Sunny “I Beat Him Once, I’ll Do It Again” Edwards (21-1, 4 KOs)
A Rivalry as Previous as Time (Nicely, Virtually)
Our pugilistic pair have a historical past that dates again to their novice days. Edwards, it appears, handed younger Yafai his first style of defeat. Yafai, ever the gracious loser, reminisces:”Once I first began boxing, he was one of many first ones that beat me as an novice, 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 split decision’.”One can virtually really feel the nonchalance oozing from his phrases. It’s clearly water underneath the bridge, proper?
Begin Instances:
UK Time (GMT)
Begin Time: 4:15 PM
Prelims: 4:15 PM
Predominant Card: 7:00 PM
Predominant Occasion: 10:50 PM
Japanese Time (ET)
Begin Time: 11:15 AM
Prelims: 11:15 AM
Predominant Card: 2:00 PM
Predominant Occasion: 5:50 PM
Confidence: The Breakfast of Champions
Yafai, brimming with the boldness that solely an 8-0 skilled report can deliver, boldly proclaims: “Realistically, I’ve got more chance of knocking him out than he has of me, but anybody can be knocked out, and with those little gloves, everyone punches, so I’ve got to be careful and do things the right way.” Ah sure, the traditional “I could knock him out, but I won’t, because I’m careful” technique. A timeless traditional on the planet 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 nearly as good as the true 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 principal 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 mild 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; Gentle heavyweight
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Publish date : 2024-11-28 13:50:54
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