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New Faces: Galal Yafai

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04
Apr

New Faces: Galal Yafai

GALAL YAFAI Age: 31 Hometown: Birmingham, England Weight class: flyweight Height/Reach:  5-foot-4″ (175 cm)/ 68' (173 cm) Amateur record: 55-14 roughly Turned pro: 2022 Pro record: 6-0 (4 knockouts) Trainer: Robert McCracken Manager:...

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11
Jan

Smith-Allington scheduled for Wood-Lara undercard along with Clarke and Yafai

Dalton Smith will make the second defense of his British junior welterweight title against Billy Allington on the undercard of Leigh Wood’s highly...

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12
Aug

Former world titleholder Kal Yafai reflects on younger brother Galal’s Olympic triumph

Kal Yafai was a decorated amateur, a highly sought after professional prospect and a junior bantamweight world titleholder, but younger...

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15
May

Joshua Buatsi scores spectacular one-punch knockout of Daniel Dos Santos in Round 4

No surprises in the main event. Talented boxer-puncher Joshua Buatsi proved to be way too much for unheralded Frenchman Daniel Dos...

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03
Feb

Campbell withdraws from March 7 bout, citing father’s health

Citing the health of his father, British lightweight Luke Campbell has pulled out of a scheduled March 7 bout at the Hull Ice Arena in Hull, Yorkshire, England, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport announced on Tuesday.

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12
Nov

New Faces: Kal Yafai

British junior bantamweight prospect Khalid “Kal” Yafai looks to close out a successful 2014 against two-time title challenger Everth Briceno on Saturday in Dublin. Learn more about the 2008 Olympian and Commonwealth titleholder in the latest New Faces.

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28
Aug

Katsidis, Campbell to fight in separate bouts on Oct. 25

Exciting lightweight warrior Michael Katsidis will return to the ring on Oct. 25 to continue his comeback against Tommy Coyle.

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