Matchroom Boxing claimed the rights to stage the WBC interim flyweight title combat between Galal Yafai and Francisco Rodriguez Jr as we speak, successful the purse bid unopposed with a proposal of $222,222.
Jake Donovan reviews that the combat, which might earn the winner a shot at unified champion Kenshiro Teraji, “is focused for June/July.”
Yafai (9-0, 7 KO), who claimed Olympic gold in Tokyo, earned the largest win of his professional profession final November by beating Sunny Edwards into retirement. Rodriguez (39-6-1, 27 KO) isn’t as adorned, however he figures to pose a stiff check if he could make the load after a protracted stretch at 115; he hasn’t been stopped since “Chocolatito” Gonzalez completed him in 2013 and he’s put up sturdy fights in opposition to the likes of Kazuto Ioka.
We’ll let you recognize if and when Matchroom places this one on the schedule. Needs to be a scrap.
