Special Preview: Edwards vs Yafai

 

WBC STATS WBC FLYWEIGHT INTERIM TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP RESORTS WORLD ARENA BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM 

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

 TV: DAZN     

THIS WILL BE THE WBC’S 2, 226 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE   FIGHT   IN   THE   SIXTY-TWO YEAR HISTORY OF THE WBC

 EDDIE HEARN & MATCHROOM BOXING

 PRESENTS:

 

SUNNY EDWARDS

(GB)

WBC no. 3

Nationality:       United Kingdom

Date of Birth:    January 1, 1996

Birthplace:        Sutton, Surrey, UK

Residence:         Croydon, London, UK

Age:                 28

Alias:                Showtime

Record:             21-1-0, 4 ko’s

% KO’S;           19.5 %

Guard:             Orthodox

Total rounds:    179

World Title fights: 6 (5-1-0)

Manager:          Grant Smith

Promoter:         Matchroom Boxing

 

GALAL YAFAI

(GB)

WBC no. 4

Nationality:       United Kingdom

Date of Birth:    December 11, 1992

Birthplace:        Birmingham, West Midland, UK

Residence:         Birmingham, West Midland, UK

Age:                 31

Alias:

Récord:             8-0-0, 6 ko’s

% KO’S;           75 %

Guard:             Orthodox

Total rounds:    43

WBC Titles:      International

Manager:          Robert McCracken

Promoter:         Matchroom Boxing

 

 

WBC´S FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS

 

NAME                                                                      PERIODO CHAMPION

 

1. PONE KINGPETCH (THA) 1963
2. HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAP) 1963 – 1964
3. PONE KINGPETCH (THA) * 1964 – 1965
4. SALVATORE BURRUNI (ITALY) 1965 – 1966
5. WALTER MCGOWAN (GB) 1966
6. CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THA) (+) 1966 – 1969
7. EFREN TORRES (MEX) (+) 1969 – 1970
8. CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THA) * (+) 1970
9. ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHIL) 1970 – 1971
10. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN) 1972
11. VENICE BORKORSOR (THA) 1972 – 1973
12. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN) * 1973 – 1974
13. SHOJI OGUMA (JAP)                                                                   1974 – 1975
14. MIGUEL CANTO (MEX) 1975 – 1979
15. CHAN-HEE PARK (KOR) 1979 – 1980
16. SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN) * 1980 – 1981
17. ANTONIO AVELAR (MEX) 1981 – 1982
18. PRUDENCIO CARDONA (COL) 1982
19. FREDDIE CASTILLO (MEX) 1982
20. ELEONCIO MERCEDES (DOM R.) 1982 – 1983
21. CHARLIE MAGRI (GB) 1983
22. FRANK CEDEÑO (PHIL) 1983 – 1984
23. KOJI KOBAYASHI (JAP) 1984
24. GABRIEL BERNAL (MEX) 1984
25. SOT CHITALADA (THA) 1984 – 1988
26. YONG-KANG KIM (KOR) 1988 – 1989
27. SOT CHITALADA (THAI) * 1989 – 1991
28. MUANGCHAI KITTIKASEM (THA) 1991 – 1992
29. YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA) 1992 – 1996
30. CHATCHAI SASAKUL (THA) 1997 – 1998
31. MANNY PACQUIAO (PHIL) 1998 – 1999
32. MEDGOEN SINGSURAT (THA) 1999 – 2000
33. MALCOLM TUNACAO (PHIL) 2000 – 2001
34. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THA) 2001 – 2007
35. JORGE ARCE (MEXICO) INTERIM 2005 – 2006
36. DAISUKE NAITO (JAPAN) 2007 – 2009
37. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THA) INTERIM 2009
38. KOKI KAMEDA (JAPAN) 2009 – 2010
39. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAI) * 2010 – 2012
40. SONNY BOY JARO (PHIL) 2012
41. TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI (JAPAN) 2012 – 2013
42. AKIRA YAEGASHI (JAPAN) 2013 – 2014
43. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA) 2014 – 2016
44. JUAN HERNANDEZ (MEXICO) 2017
45. DAIGO HIGA (JAPAN) 2017 – 2018
46. CRISTOFER ROSALES (NICARAGUA) 2018
47. CHARLIE EDWARDS (GB) 2018 – 2019
48. MCWILLIAMS ARROYO (P. RICO) INTERIM 2021 – 2023
49. JULIO CESAR MARTINEZ (MEXICO) 2019 –  2024
50. KENHIRO TERAJI (JAPAN) 2024 –

*REGAINED

 

 

WBC´S FLYWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS

1. MIGUEL CANTO (MEXICO)
2. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAILAND)
3. CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND)
4. EFREN TORRES (MEXICO)
5. YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA)
6. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA)
7. SOT CHITALADA (THAILAND)
8. AKIRA YAEGASHI (JAPAN)
9. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VENEZUELA)
10. SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN)

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

 

44 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC

OF WHICH ONLY 6 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:

 

PONE KINGPETCH (THAILAND)

CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND)

BETULIO GONZALEZ (VENEZUELA)

SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN)

SOT CHITALADA (THAI)

PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAI)

 

 166 WORLD TITLE BOUTS IN FLYWEIGHT HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

 THIS WILL BE THE 9^th. TITLE FIGHT OF WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN UNITED KINGDOM IN FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

 

WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY

 

JAPAN                           52

THAILAND                    48

MEXICO                        16

U.S.A.                            14

KOREA                         12

ENGLAND                     8

VENEZUELA                 6

ITALY                           2

PHILIPPINES                2

AUSTRALIA                  1

CHILE                           1

FRANCE                        1

JAMAICA                      1

KUWAIT                       1

NORTH IRELAND         1

TOTAL                 166

 

WBC TITLE FIGHTS HELD IN ENGLAND

  

92 FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN ENGLAND IN 14 CITIES THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

 

THIS WILL BE THE 9th WBC FLYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT CELEBRATED IN ENGLAND IN ALL WBC HISTORY.

  

21 WBC TITLE BOUTS IN THE SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION, THE HIGHEST OF ALL WBC HISTORY.

                    

BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:

 

SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT       21

1. HEAVYWEIGHT 11

HEAVYWEIGHT                     10

WELTERWEIGHT                  8

FLYWEIGHT                          8

FEATHERWEIGHT                8

CRUISERWEIGHT                 6

LIGHTWEIGHT                      6

SUPERLIGHTWEIGHT          4

MIDDLEWEIGHT                   4

SUPERWELTERWEIGHT      3

SUPERBANTAMWEIGHT     2

SUPERFEATHERWEIGHT    1

TOTAL BOUTS            92

 

WBC FLYWEIGHT MEMORABLE FIGHTS IN

THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

 

23/01/1964       PONE KINGPETCH – HIROYUKI EBIHARA                           DEC 15            BANGKOK                          THAILAND

23/04/1965       SALVATORE BURRUNI – PONE KINGPETCH                      DEC 15            ROMA                                  ITALY

14/06/1966       WALTER MCGOWAN – SALVATORE BURRUNI                 DEC 15            LONDON                             ENGLAND

30/12/1966       CHARTCHAI CHIONOI – WALTER MCGOWAN                   KO 9                BANGKOK                          THAILAND

28/01/1968       CHARTCHAI CHIONOI – EFREN TORRES                             KO 13              NAUCALPAN                      MEXICO

23/02/1969       EFREN TORRES – CHARTCHAI CHIONOI                             KO 8                NAUCALPAN                      MEXICO

20/11/1971       ERBITO SALAVARRIA – BETULIO GONZALEZ                   DRAW 15        MARACAIBO                      VENEZUELA

04/08/1973       BETULIO GONZALEZ – MIGUEL CANTO                              DEC 15            MARACAIBO                      VENEZUELA

01/10/1974       SHOJI OGUMA – BETULIO GONZALEZ                                 DEC 15            TOKYO                                JAPAN

08/01/1975       MIGUEL CANTO – SHOJI OGUMA                                          DEC 15            SENDAI,                               JAPAN

25/05/1975       MIGUEL CANTO – BETULIO GONZALEZ                              DEC 15            MONTERREY                     MEXICO

17/09/1977       MIGUEL CANTO – MARTIN VARGAS                                    DEC 15            MERIDA                               MEXICO

10/02/1979       MIGUEL CANTO – ANTONIO AVELAR                                  DEC 15            MERIDA                               MEXICO

17/03/1979       CHANHEE PARK – MIGUEL CANTO                                      DEC 15            PUSAN                                 KOREA

18/05/1980       SHOJI OGUMA – CHANHEE PARK                                          KO 9                SEOUL                                 KOREA

15/03/1983       CHARLIE MAGRI – ELEONCIO MERCEDES                         TKO 7              LONDON                             ENGLAND

22/02/1986       SOT CHITALADA – FREDDIE CASTILLO                              DEC 12            KUWAIT                              KUWAIT

24/11/1990       SOT CHITALADA – JUNGKOO CHANG                                 DEC 12            SEOUL                                 KOREA

15/02/1991       MUANGCHAI KITTIKASEM – SOT CHITALADA                 TKO 6              AYUTHAYA                        THAILAND

23/06/1992       YURI ARBACHAKOV – MUANGCHAI KITTIKASEM          KO 8                TOKYO                                JAPAN

12/11/1997       CHATCHAI SASAKUL – YURI ARBACHAKOV                    DEC 12            SAPPORO                            JAPAN

04/12/1998       MANNY PACQUIAO – CHATCHAI SASAKUL                      KO 8                BANGKOK                          THAILAND

08/04/2006       JORGE ARCE – ROSENDO ALVAREZ                                     KO 6                LAS VEGAS                        U.S.A.

08/03/2008       DAISUKE NAITO – PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM            DREW 12       TOKYO                                JAPAN

27/03/2010       PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM – KOKI KAMEDA              MD 12              TOKYO                                JAPAN

02/03/2012       SONNY BOY JARO – PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM        TKO 6              CHONBURI                         THAILAND

05/09/2014       ROMAN GONZALEZ – AKIRA YAEGASHI                            TKO 9              TOKYO                                JAPAN

17/10/2015       ROMAN GONZALEZ – BRIAN VILORIA                                TKO 9              NEW YORK                         U.S.A.

23/04/2016       ROMAN GONZALEZ – McWILLIAMS ARROYO                   UD 12              INGLEWOODU.S.A.

15/04/2018       CRISTOFER ROSALES  – DAIGO HIGA (VOL.)                     TKO 9              YOKOHAMA                      JAPAN

22/12/2018       CHARLIE EDWARDS – CRISTOFER ROSALES                     UD 12              LONDON                             ENGLAND

20/12/2019       JULIO CESAR MARTINEZ – CRISTOFER ROSALES            TKO 9              PHOENIX                             U.S.A.

29/02/2020       JULIO CESAR MARTINEZ – JAY HARRIS (VOL)                  UD 12              FRISCO                                U.S.A.

13/10/2024       KENSHIRO TERAJI – CRISTOFER ROSALES                         TKO 11            TOKYO                                JAPAN

 

WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN UNITED KINGDOM BOXERS

  

THERE HAVE BEEN 29 WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN UNITED KINGDOM BOXERS

  

MEMORABLE FIGHTS

 

14/03/1980              JIM WATT – CHARLIE NASH                                               TKO 4              GLASGOW, SCOTLAND           LI

10/09/1986              DENNIS ANDRIES – TONY SIBSON                                    TKO 9              LONDON, ENGLAND               LH

19/01/1991              DENNIS ANDRIES – GUY WATERS                                     DEC 12            ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA         LH

12/12/1992              NIGEL BENN – NICKY PIPER                                               TKO 11            LONDON, ENGLAND               SM

26/06/1993              NIGEL BENN – LOU GENT                                                    TKO 4              CARDIFF, WALES                    SM

01/10/1993              LENNOX LEWIS – FRANK BRUNO                                      TKO 7              CARDIFF, WALES                    HE

09/10/1993              NIGEL BENN – CHRIS EUBANK                                          DRAW 12        MANCHESTER, ENGLAND    SM

26/02/1994              NIGEL BENN – HENRY WHARTON                                     DEC 12            LONDON, ENGLAND               SM

03/05/1997              ROBIN REID – HENRY WHARTON                                      DEC 12            MANCHESTER, ENGLAND    SM

12/07/1997              LENNOX LEWIS – HENRY AKINWANDE                           DISQ 5             LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA, U.S.A.                  HE

05/09/1998              RICHIE WOODHALL – GLENN CATLEY                            DEC 12            TELFORD, ENGLAND             SM

08/03/2008              DAVID HAYE – ENZO MACCARINELLI                             TKO 2              LONDON, ENGLAND               CR

07/11/2015              CALLUM SMITH – ROCKY FIELDING (SILVER)              TKO 1              LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND,

15/10/2016              LUKE CAMPBELL – DERRY MATHEWS (SILVER)           KO 4                 LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND         LI

04/03/2017              TONY BELLEW – DAVID HAYE (SPECIAL EVENT)         TKO 11            LONDON, ENGLAND               HE

04/03/2017              OHARA DAVIES – DERRY MATHEWS (SILVER)              KO 3    LONDON, ENGLAND                                        SL

08/07/2017              JOSH TAYLOR – OHARA DAVIES (SILVER)                      TKO 7              GLASGOW, SCOTLAND           SL

28/09/2018              CALLUM SMITH – GEORGE GROVES (DIAMOND)         KO 7                 JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA       SM

22/12/2018              DILLIAN WHYTE – DERECK CHISORA (SILVER)            KO 11               LONDON, ENGLAND               HE

30/03/2019              LIAM SMITH – SAM EGGINGTON (SILVER)                     TKO 5              LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND         SW

23/11/2019              CALLUM SMITH – JOHN RYDER (DIAMOND)                  UD 12              LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND         SM

26/02/2022              JOSH TAYLOR – JACK CATERALL                                      SD 12               GLASGOW, SCOTLAND           SL

23/04/2022              NICK BALL – ISAAC LOWE (SILVER)                                 TKO 6              LONDON, ENGLAND               FE

23/04/2022              TYSON FURY – DILLIAN WHYTE                                        TKO 6              LONDON, ENGLAND               HE

03/12/2022              TYSON FURY – DERECK CHISORA                                     TKO 10            LONDON, ENGLAND               HE

10/02/2024              HAMZAH SHEERAZ – LIAM WILLIAMS (SILVER)          TKO 1              LONDON, ENGLAND               MI

01/06/2024              WILLY HUTCHINSON – CRAIG RICHARDS (SILVER)    UDE 12            RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA        LH               

21/09/2024              HAMZAH SHEERAZ – TYLER DENNY (SILVER)              TKO 2              LONDON, ENGLAND               MI

30/11/2024              SUNNY EDWARDS .- GALAL YAFAI (INTERIM)              _____               BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND     FL

 

 

Sunny Edwards vs Galal Yafai

Former world champion Sunny “Showtime” Edwards will face fellow Englishman and Olympic gold medalist Galal Yafai for the interim WBC super flyweight title in the main event of a card that will take place on Saturday,  at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Edwards, a 28-year-old Londoner, won a world title in the 112-pound weight class in April 2021, beating Moruti Mthalane. Edwards made four successful defenses before losing a unification fight to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, being stopped in the ninth round in December 2023.

Edwards returned last June, scoring a technical decision victory over Adrian Curiel, to improve his record to 21-1, with 4 knockouts. This will be his first fight back in the UK, since June 2023.

Yafai is 31 years old and has a record of 8-0, with 6 knockouts. He triumphed at the 2020/2021 Olympics and then turned pro in 2022.

Most recently, Yafai outpointed Rocco Santomauro (22-2) last December, stopped Agustin Gauto (21-1) in eight rounds in April and then won a very active fight on September 28, dispatching Mexican Sergio Orozco Oliva (9-8) in three rounds.

This fight is organized by Matchroom Boxing and will be televised on DAZN.