Forward of their upcoming combat on Nov. 30, Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai sit down for a face-to-face dialog with Matchroom to debate their impending battle, their lengthy historical past with each other, and extra. Each fighters are clear in the truth that they’ve loads of respect for each other, so no actual trash discuss right here, however they are saying that gained’t detract from the motion within the ring on combat night time. Take a look at some excerpts beneath with full video within the hyperlink on the prime.
Edwards on dealing with Yafai
“I really feel like this combat is all the best way up there. With Galal, it’s bought the response, it’s bought the curiosity that it deserves. There’s not many individuals in our nation, our weights, which have finished what now we have, and for the final seven, eight years of my professional profession it’s been a bit disappointing that there haven’t actually been different British names. I’ve not likely had the home nights, actually.
“Me and Galal, we’ve at all times bought on, the respect has at all times been excessive however I don’t assume there was ever any doubt that this second would come.”
Edwards on having quite a lot of sparring expertise with Yafai
“Positively into the lots of [of rounds of sparring]. A pair hundred, I’d say.”
Yafai on if he’s prepared for the problem of preventing Edwards
“Sunny is an effective fighter, I’ve shared a great deal of rounds with him. I’ve watched him for years, he’s watched me for years. Persons are going to assume ‘it’s too quickly for him’ however that’s the place I show them flawed within the combat.”
Yafai on this opportunity at an interim world title
“I’m not somebody who seems too far forward, I’ve bought to beat him first…I need to be world champion. He’s been world champion, I ain’t been world champion. Easy as that for me. “