The fine science of pugilism returns to Birmingham live on DAZN this Saturday, bringing the clash to the British with a side of fish and chips. Let’s get into this flyweight fracas, shall we?
In one corner, we have Galal Yafai, Olympic champion and professional boxing neophyte, walking into his hometown like a rooster with a shiny new medal. For another, Sunny Edwards, former world champion and auteur boogeyman to our golden boy.
Competitors
- Galal “I Have Olympic Gold, Did I Say That?” Yafai (8-0, 6 KOs)
- Sunny “I Beat Him Once, I’ll Beat Him Again” Edwards (21-1, 4 KOs)
A Feud As Old As Time (Well, Almost)
Our pugilistic couple has a history dating back to their ateur days. Edward, it seems, gave young Yafai his first taste of defeat. Yafai, who once lost gracefully, remembers: “When I started boxing, he was one of the first to beat me as a novice, the ABA at that time – it had just been created since then. It’s not something that bothers me but I will say, ‘he hit me with the decision to split up’.” One can almost hear the indifference emanating from his words. There’s obviously water under the bridge, right?
First Times:
UK Time (GMT)
- Start time: 4:15 PM
- Start: 4:15 PM
- Main Card: 7:00 PM
- Main Event: 10:50 PM
Eastern Time (ET)
- Start time: 11:15 AM
- Start time: 11:15 AM
- Main Card: 2:00 PM
- Main Event: 5:50 PM
Confidence: Breakfast of Champions
Yafai, brimming with the confidence that only an 8-0 record can bring, boldly declares: “Actually, I have more of a chance to knock him out than I do, but anyone can be knocked out, even those small ones. gloves, everybody hits, so I have to be careful and do things the right way.” Ah yes, the classic “I could take him out, but I won’t, because I’m being careful” strategy. A timeless classic in the world of boxing bravado.
Prize: Shiny Belt and Bragging Rights
At stake is the interim WBC World Title, a prestigious piece of leather that is almost identical to the original. The winner gets a shot at the very top of the world, like being promoted from assistant to district manager to assistant district manager.
The Undercard
As if this main event wasn’t enough to satisfy Birmingham boxing fans, the undercard is packed tighter than Quality Street’s Christmas tree. We have former champions, up-and-comers, and everything in between.
- Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai
- Conah Walker vs. Lewis Ritson; Welterweight
- Kieron Conway vs. Ryan Kelly; for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title
- Cameron Vuong vs. Gavin Gwynne, Lightweight
- Hamza Uddin vs. Ben Norman; Flyweight
- Troy Jones vs. Michael Stephenson, for Jones’ English light heavyweight title
- Aaron Bowen vs. James Todd; Middleweight
- Ibrahim Sulaimaan vs. Marvin Solano; Super featherweight
- Taylor Bevan vs. Greg O’Neil; Super middleweight
- Callum Smith Vs. TBD; Light heavy weight
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