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The Sun
21-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr LIVE RESULTS: Conah Walker takes on Liam Taylor NOW before main event
OLYMPIC gold medalist Galal Yafai will be looking to keep his unbeaten record intact as he returns to the ring to face Francisco Rodriguez Jr TONIGHT. The Birmingham native destroyed Sunny Edwards in his last outing and will be looking for a similar performance on home soil to put him on the verge of a world title shot. Rodriguez Jr, a former world champion, is eyeing a huge shock as he attempts to prove he can still compete at the highest level of the flyweight division. Also on the card, Conah Walker will defend his British welterweight title against Liam Taylor in an exciting bout.
The Sun
21-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr LIVE RESULTS: Card on SOON as pair clash for world title shot – fight time, latest
OLYMPIC gold medalist Galal Yafai will be looking to keep his unbeaten record intact as he returns to the ring to face Francisco Rodriguez Jr TONIGHT. The Birmingham native destroyed Sunny Edwards in his last outing and will be looking for a similar performance on home soil to put him on the verge of a world title shot. Rodriguez Jr, a former world champion, is eyeing a huge shock as he attempts to prove he can still compete at the highest level of the flyweight division. Also on the card, Conah Walker will defend his British welterweight title against Liam Taylor in an exciting bout.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks for WBC interim title fight
Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. goes down Saturday for the interim WBC super flyweight title in Birmingham, England. Uncrowned has Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Yafai vs. Rodriguez Jr. fight card on Saturday afternoon at the BP Pulse Live Arena in Birmingham, England. In the night's main event, Britain's Yafai defends his WBC interim flyweight title against Mexico's Rodriguez Jr. Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs), a 2020 Olympic gold medalist, captured the WBC interim title with a one-sided beatdown that ended with a sixth-round TKO win over Sunny Edwards this past November. Advertisement Rodriguez Jr. (39-6-1, 27 KOs) held the unified strawweight championship in 2014. He has also previously challenged for light flyweight and super flyweight world titles. The winner of Yafai vs. Rodriguez Jr. will be the mandatory challenger to unified flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji. Also on the card, Conah Walker (15-3-1, 6 KOs) defends his British welterweight title against Liam Taylor (28-2-1, 14 KOs), and Peter McGrail (11-1, 6 KOs) faces the battle-hardened Ionut Baluta (17-5-1, 3 KOs). The Yafai vs. Rodríguez Jr. prelims begin at 11:30 a.m. ET and can be watched live on Uncrowned below. The main card starts at 2 p.m. ET on DAZN, with main event ring walks expected at around 5 p.m. ET. Advertisement Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results and play-by-play of the main card below. Main Card (2 p.m. ET, DAZN) WBC interim flyweight title: Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez Welterweight: Conah Walker vs. Liam Taylor Super bantamweight: Peter McGrail vs. Ionut Baluta Cruiserweight: Pat Brown vs. Ivan Duka Super bantamweight: Tiah Ayton def. Sara Orszagi via third-round TKO | Watch video Prelims (11:30 a.m. ET, Watch via Uncrowned) Middleweight: Aaron Bowen def. Mykola Vovk via fourth-round TKO | Watch video Super featherweight: Giorgio Visioli def. Elias Federico Duguet via points (80-71) Super featherweight: Ibraheem Sulaimaan def. Brian Phillips via points (80-72) Flyweight: Hamza Uddin def. Leandro Jose Blanc via seventh-round TKO | Watch video
Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Galal Yafai to win by KO/TKO Saturday is 7/2 with Sky Bet - as the Brit battles Mexican Francisco Rodriguez Jr. for the WBC interim featherweight title
Supremely talented prospect Galal Yafai returns to the ring on Saturday night as the Brit goes head-to-head with Francisco Rodriguez Jr. for the WBC interim flyweight title in Birmingham. Yafai - who enters off the back of a dominant TKO victory over fellow countryman Sunny Edwards last time out - is an odds-on favourite at 2/9 to claim his tenth career victory. Meanwhile, if you're anticipating Rodriguez Jr. to cause the upset, the Mexican is a 10/3 underdog, while a draw is the widest in the market at 16/1. With the exception of a no contest in his last fight, Rodriguez Jr. has secured three straight victories. His overall record stands at 39 wins, six losses and one draw. Elsewhere, in addition to the above market, there is a Price Boost on offer for Saturday's main event in the Midlands. Enhanced from 3/1 to 7/2, the boost requires Yafai to win by KO/TKO. Seven of Yafai's nine career victories have come by way of knockout. Sky Bet odds for Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr.: Galal Yafai 2/9 Francisco Rodriguez Jr. 10/3 Draw 16/1 Sky Bet Price Boost for Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr.: Galal Yafai to win by KO/TKO WAS 3/1 NOW 7/2
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yafai vs Rodriguez: Live updates and results, 2 pm ET
Galal Yafai returns to action to defend his interim WBC flyweight title against veteran Francisco Rodriguez Jr in a Matchroom Boxing main event today in Birmingham, England. Live coverage begins at 2 pm ET on DAZN, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates and results. Advertisement The card also features Conah Walker defending his British welterweight title against Liam Taylor, plus returns for Peter McGrail and Pat Brown. Main Card (DAZN, 2:00 pm ET) Galal Yafai (9-0, 7 KO) vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr (39-6-1, 27 KO) , flyweights, 12 rounds, for Yafai's interim WBC title Conah Walker (15-3-1, 6 KO) vs Liam Taylor (28-2-1, 14 KO) , welterweights, 12 rounds, for Walker's British title Peter McGrail (11-1, 6 KO) vs Ionut Baluta (17-5-1, 3 KO) , super bantamweights, 10 rounds Pat Brown (1-0, 1 KO) vs Ivan Duka (5-5, 3 KO) , cruiserweights, 6 rounds Tiah Mai Ayton (debut) vs Sara Orszagi (2-7, 0 KO) , bantamweights, 6 rounds More from
