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GALL YAFAI 111.6 vs. Francisco Rodriguez 111.1 – weighing for Birmingham in England

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The Provisional Master of WBC Galal Yafai and President Francisco Rodriguez brought weight during Friday weighing for the 12-round headliner on Saturday, June 21, at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England.

The Yafai-Rodriguez event will be shown live in Dazn at 14:00 et/11: 00 Ring walks for Heliner will be expected at 17:00 et/2: 00 Fri.

Galal Yafai weighs Rodriguez Fight

– galal yafai 111.6 vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr.: 111.1 – main event
-Peter McGrail 121.9 vs. Ionut Baluta: 121.9-CO-FATURE

Promoter Eddie Hearn is concerned about the inexperienced Olympian 2016 Yafai (9-0, 7 KO), which is approaching the former unified world champion, Francisco Rodriguez (39-6-1, 27 KO).

Yafai supple fears in the field of fittings

Despite his Olympic experience, Yafai was slightly matched during his three-year career and was led to capturing his transient WBC 112-Funt belt without fighting the killers. Like his brother, Kal Yafai, Galal looked uncomfortable when he faced opposition to the hint of power.

It has not yet been tailored to any of the great puncakes or demanding fighters. Saturday’s fight will take a look at how good Yafai is. He still won’t say anything, Francisco Rodriguez is not the best in the fly weight; That is why he was chosen. If he were a killer, he would probably be handed over by Eddie Hearn of Matchroom.

Tough opponents of Rodriguez and past losses

Although the 32 -year -old Mexican Rodriguez lost six times as a profession [x 2]Junto nutri, Kazuto Iok, Donnie Nietes and Moises Fuentes. Most of these fighters would probably not beat Galala Yafai without any problems.

“I think this is a very arduous fight. Galal did not like my question about Shining Edwards. The reality is, no matter how you want to look at it, we did not know when Shining Edwards entered this ring, whatever Galal says, Shining was not 100% mentally falling into this fight,” said Eddie Hearn Mathroom boxing About the recent victory of Galala Yafai over the former world champion Shining Edwards.

How do you expect Shining to be mentally? The guy was beaten and detained by Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in the ninth round in December 2023. Of course, 32-year-old Edwards, he would not shoot at all eight cylinders when he fought with galal yafai in November last year.

The real question is: why was Shining chosen as an opponent of Galala? If you know that Edwards was badly knocked out by Rodriguez’s “bam”, why, at the hell, he was chosen as an opponent of Yafai? We already know the answer. That Yafai looks artificial. You chose a fallen, recently beaten warrior and you apply this person as an opponent of galal. This is an adaptation 101 about how to create a false warrior.

“He [Yafai] He still took him into pieces and it was a brilliant performance, but I think he wants his flowers for this performance and should get them, but the way of thinking [Francisco] Rodriguez and the way of thinking Shining Edwards is completely different, entering this fight. I know these guys – said Hearn.

Eddie is right. Francis Rodriguez will not enter the ring, looking on depressed and already defeated against Yafai. He will come to fight with teeth and nails as long as it lasts. The only problem is his age. He is 32 years antique and has a long 15-year professional career.

Although he is at the same age as Galal and looks physically younger than him, he still has many kilometers on his meter to be with killers, such as Chocolatito Gonzalez, Donnie Nietes, Kazuto Iok and Moises Fuentes.

A decisive way to think about the fight of Rodriguez

“I work with many Mexican warriors. When a guy approaches me and says:” Thank you for the opportunity. I won’t disappoint you on Saturday evening. ” It’s Rodriguez. [Kazuto] York [in 2021 in Tokyo]. I thought it was very close, “said Hearn.

This means that Francisco Rodriguez will come to fight on Saturday. He understands the importance of this struggle for his career. If he defeats Yafai and looks like a diamond, it is possible that he could attract the attention of Turki Alalshikh and be chosen for one of his seasonal events in Riyadh and earn a lot of money.

“He was [two-time] world champion, and he is [Rodriguez] Da Yafai everything she can do. I believe that Yafai will pass – said Hearn.

Last updated 06/20/2025

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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