Sunny Edwards v Galal Yafai

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.

"This fight has always been inevitable," said Londoner Edwards. "Our last names hold weight in British boxing and around the world - and it's really time to put to bed the Edwards-Yafai saga.

"Being overlooked for the Olympic Games because of family relationships and city ties lit a fire all those years back. I beat Galal and was shelved in the same year back in 2015 and now this is my chance to show Britain who the real golden boy is."

Yafai added: "I’m happy that the fight has been made. This is going to be a massive fight for British boxing.

"I need to win a world title, and this is a fight that will put me on the cusp of fighting for one when I win in my hometown."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/a...s/c36n6774n3ko

Interesting fight also, Yafai and camp must be confident

Really good UK domestic sperm weight clash.

This ain't fight for the casuals. This is one for the hardcore.

Yafai is 31, but sorta seen as the next gen. 7 fights in 3 years since he won gold in the olympics is a disgrace on the part Eddie Hearn. If he waits until he's 15-0 with the way he's been managed he'll be mid 30's.

So at 31 already, this is a "now or never" type fight for him. Not to mention Sunny is as feather fisted as feather can be, hombre couldnt buss a grape with a hammer. So unlikely Yafai gets damaged too much even if he loses.

But even with Sunny's lack of power, he's still a formidable opponent for Yafai, Sonny's only loss is to a future HOF in BAM and he has the psychological edge because he has a win over Yafai in the amateurs. Head says Sunny but I gotta a feeling Galal will pull off the win.

It is a good fight and for some reason Yafai is favourite.

Sunny has much more experience and only lost to the very best. I got Sunny for this one.

this is the best time to make this fight. i think sunny takes a close decision

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Callum Smith won in 5 rounds against a game journeyman but can't see Smith win another big fight.

Very fast aggressive start from Yafai to win the first round.

Sunny looks despondent in the corner after round 2. Like he is crying.

Yafai is all over him.

Yafai is battering Sunny who looks like he does not want to be there. His corner are trying to motivate him to carry on.

3 nil

Sunny sounds like he's on the verge of capitulation in that corner, all Yafai over three. Has anyone ever called Yafai dirty? He gets away with some forearms and elbow type work in there.

all galal through four rounds

Total domination by Yafai in the 4th round. Sunny is trying but one way traffic.

Yafai nearly stops Sunny in the 5th. It will not last too long before it is stopped.

all over in the sixth

It is stopped in the 6th! One way traffic and the ref stopped it in Yafai favour. Not even close.

Sunny needs to retire. He looks like he did not want to be there.

Sunny did anouce his retirement after the fight and said he did injure his ankle in camp. He is only 28 but done a lot of rounds.

Sunny does manage fighters and is too busy for a boxers life.

I remember once they asked an American trainer, 'who is the bravest boxer you can think of?' I think they were expecting him to name a guy that went into war after war like Arturo Gatti or Mickey Ward. He said 'Chris Byrd'. Why? Because he got no power to keep MoFos off, all he has is his skills but he keeps getting in there doing it.

I mean, all boxers are brave but, if you think about it, going up against a tank with a peashooter is the bravest thing of all

And that's what I think of when I think of Sunny Edwards.

After getting bam’d, who pretty much took his soul, I don’t believe he had the heart beaten out of him by Yafai, he was beaten mentally before the fight, he clearly didn’t want to be in there. And when you no longer have that fire burning inside of you boxing is the last sport in the world you need to be in.

Good performance by Yafai, to think this was seen as a 50/50 fight as well. they need to keep him away from bam. Let bam do his thing, you work on your game and get some experience at top level if he carries on winning ? He'll eventually catch up to bam

That was a breakout performance from Yafai. Edwards still looked good, only as far back as June against Curiel. I think the Bam fight took a toll but it is doing Yafai a disservice to say Edwards was not still a quality operator. If the talk is true and Sunny had already told his team that this was his last fight win, lose, or draw then his heart was not in the game any longer and being inside that ring will make you realize real quick if you’ve still got it. Edwards had a good career with a few nice wins. I’ve heard him on comms before and thought he did well. Hopefully he can stay in the sport in some capacity. I think he manages a few fighters as well.

As for Yafai, I think he fits in well against the other top flyweights. The interim title he picked up puts him in line for a shot at Teraji. Flyweight is a bit of a sleeper division, where fights between any of the champs would be exciting. Although I want Yafai to get his shot, I’d prefer he take another fight or two, while some much needed unifications take place.