Galal Yafai believes he has the experience it takes to take a world title away from a champion, and will fight Agustín Mauro Gaut for the WBC International flyweight title on Saturday at the Blue Live Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. will be broadcast live on DAZN.
Yafai (6-0, 4 KOs) will put the title on the line in Sin City in his professional debut in London in February 2022, six months after Great Britain won Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games. Obtained.
The Birmingham man has a 6-0 record in the paid ranks and has successfully defended his international title four times. With these wins, the 31-year-old sits securely in seventh place in the WBC rankings, level with the WBO and IBF.
Jesse Rodriguez’s relinquishment of the latter two world titles has sparked interest from higher-ranked competitors, indicating that Yafai is willing to give his all against Gaut (21-1, 15 KOs). This means that it is increasing further. give. He is trying to find the right time to perfect his ring creation until the world title arrives.
“Professional fights are different. The rounds are longer and the gloves are smaller, but to me that’s boxing,” Yafai said. “I have to push through everyone and get to the top as quickly as possible, because people aren’t very patient and I’m a bit impatient.”
“In the long run, I don’t care about rankings.” When I finish my career, no one will say, “Galal, you were in the top five in the WBC.” To be world champion or not, that’s the most important thing for me. But it’s nice to be ranked higher, and people want me to fight against higher ranked fighters.
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“I’ve had five fights and now I’m able to fight against the top guys, and I don’t want to do that and I don’t have the experience.” People will say, “He’s against him, against him, You should fight that guy.” “But no matter what the people say, I’m just going to do what I have to do and get to the top and beat them.”
“I need experience. I might be able to beat the top players on the day, but I want to give myself the best chance and I don’t want to go up against them too early or just be too small. But that being said, I’m still good enough to beat them. ”
The matchup between Yafai and Gaut is part of a massive bout headlined by a doubleheader featuring two of America’s brightest young talents, with Richardson Hitchens on the line for the IBF World Junior Welterweight title. Gustavo Lemos faces Diego Pacheco in a final eliminator match. Defends USWBC and WBO International Super Middleweight Title against Sean McCalman.
Skye Nicholson will bring world title action to the card as she looks to take on Sarah Mahfoud for the vacant WBC featherweight strap and claim her first world title shot. Marc Castro faces Abraham Montoya in his 12th professional appearance for his first title fight Harley Mederos faces Pedro Vicente for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super featherweight title In his sixth paid ranked fight over six rounds, former Team USA talent Steven Navarro makes his pro debut at super featherweight in six rounds. He will face Jose Lopez in the flyweight division.