In a flyweight bout headlining a card on the Utilita Area in Birmingham, England, Galal Yafai (5-0, 4 KOs) defeated Tommy Frank (15-4-1, 3 KOs) by way of technical knockout in spherical one. The struggle, which was broadcast on DAZN around the globe, was stopped after Frank’s nook threw the towel in with greater than a minute to go within the spherical. With the win, Yafai continues his hunt for a world title.
From the opening bell onwards, Yafai got here out firing. Inside a minute of spherical one, he dropped Frank to the canvas with a left adopted by a proper. Frank had no bother getting up, however Yafai continued to pile on the punches. Not lengthy after he was dropped, Frank’s nook threw the towel in to sign that that they had seen sufficient.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE! 💫
😮💨 @galal_yafai demolishes Tommy Frank within the very first spherical 🔥 #YafaiFrank stay on @DAZNBoxing pic.twitter.com/6mAzNDEixe
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) August 19, 2023
“It was good,” mentioned Yafai after the struggle. “It was what we labored on in camp. Clearly, we labored laborious for ten rounds, however, if it occurs in a spherical then it occurs. I felt sturdy, felt good warming up. I used to be truly in a rush, I wished to get on the market. I’m not used to combating this late. However now, I used to be blissful and I’m glad it’s completed.”
Following the struggle, Yafai appeared to substantiate when his subsequent struggle can be:
“A unification with Sunny [Edwards] and Bam [Rodriguez]. So why not put me on? I’m certain Eddie [Hearn] will. Properly, he’s already mentioned he’s, so it’s all good!”
Edwards and Rodriguez will face one another on December 16 on the Desert Diamond Area in Glendale, Arizona.
Yafai-Frank undercard outcomes
In an upset, Conah Walker (12-2-1, 4 KOs) stopped Cyrus Pattinson (6-1, 4 KOs) within the eighth spherical. Walker dropped Pattinson in rounds three, 5, and 6 in a struggle that noticed each trade heavy pictures and get lower.
Jordan Flynn (9-0-1, 1 KO) drew with Kane Baker (19-10-2, 1 KO) in a rematch of their bout from April 1. Baker was dropped within the second and Flynn misplaced some extent in spherical ten. Referee Chris Dean scored the struggle 94-94.
Solomon Dacres (7-0, 2 KOs) defeated Chris Thompson (12-5-1, 7 KOs) by way of unanimous resolution (99-91, 99-91, 98-92).
Khaleel Majid (11-0, 3 KOs) dropped Alessandro Fersula (9-5, 1 KO) within the first spherical and went on to win a factors resolution (78-73).
Aaron Bowen (3-0, 2 KOs) stopped Wilmer Baron (6-2, 5 KOs) in spherical two.
Ibraheem Sulaimaan (1-0, 1 KO) gained his skilled debut by way of first spherical stoppage in opposition to Michel Gonxhe (5-5-1, 0 KOs).
Sahil Khan (1-0, 0 KOs) additionally gained his skilled debut by way of factors in opposition to Sean Jackson (0-15-1, 0 KOs). Referee Chris Dean scored it 40-36 for Khan.
Muhammad Ali (3-0, 1 KO) defeated Francisco Rodriguez (1-17, 1 KO) by way of third spherical technical knockout.
