Sunny Edwards v Galal Yafai: British pair to fight in Birmingham on 30 November
Former flyweight world champion Sunny Edwards will face Olympic gold medallist Galal Yafai in an all-British fight.
The contest will take place at BP Pulse Live in Birmingham on 30 November.
Edwards, 28, beat Adrian Curiel in June after losing his IBF flyweight title and unbeaten record to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez last December.
Birmingham’s Yafai, 31, has won all seven pro fights with five stoppages. He has been fast-tracked in the pro ranks after capturing gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
The pair know each other well having sparred several rounds as part of the Team GB set-up and as professionals.
They fought once in the as amateurs, with Edwards wining their 2015 bout by split-decision.
Related
The awkward truth behind Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
There is no hate, no love, the gloves are big and the rounds will be short when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Friday night.It makes no difference if the men
England win series against West Indies with two matches to…
England moved into an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match T20 series against the West Indies with a nervy three-wicket win in St Lucia.Saqib Mahmood’s t
Lee Carsley proud of England’s control in crucial Nations League…
Lee Carsley was proud of the way England took control of their Nations League destiny and praised “great example” Harry Kane after surprisingly dropping the
Luke Littler fights back to edge out Mike De Decker…
Luke Littler fought back to win six of the last seven legs and edge out Mike De Decker to book his place in the Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals.Littler had b
