Galal Yafai and Francisco Rodriguez Face Off

Galal Yafai will defend his WBC interim flyweight title against Mexico’s Francisco “Chihuas” Rodríguez on June 21 at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Yafai, from Birmingham and a Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, enters this fight after stopping Sunny Edwards in six rounds last November.
That victory was a breakout performance for Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs), who now looks to take another step against veteran Rodríguez Jr., who is trained by Eddy Reynoso.

Rodríguez Jr. (38-6-1, 26 KOs) is a former strawweight champion looking to conquer a new division.
The winner will face WBC flyweight champion, Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji, currently one of the best pound-for-pound fighters.
The fight card will be broadcast live on DAZN.com/wbc  

Both fighters faced each other for the first time in a press conference held this Thursday.
“I come very prepared for this fight; I didn’t travel this far to lose. Galal Yafai throws a lot of punches, but so do I,” said Rodríguez. “He’s never seen someone like me throwing punches with power.”
“I fought Sunny, I’m going to fight Rodriguez, and when I win I’ll have to travel to Japan to face Teraji. It’s not an easy task but I’m a warrior,” Yafai commented.