Galal Yafai faces Francisco Rodriguez Jr at BP Pulse LIVE in Birmingham, England on Saturday, June 21. The pair square off in a scheduled 12-round bout at flyweight. Yafai’s interim WBC title is on the line.
Stepping through the ropes in front of his hometown crowd, unbeaten 32-year-old southpaw Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs) makes his first defense of the belt in what he described as his “hardest fight, on paper.” Mexico’s 32-year-old former unified minimumweight champion Rodriguez Jr. (39-6-1, 27 KOs) looks to pull off an upset in his UK debut.
In the 12-round co-feature, Conah Walker (15-3-1, 6 KOs) defends his British welterweight title against Liam Taylor (28-2-1, 14 KOs). Among the Yafai vs Rodriguez undercard bouts, Peter McGrail (11-1, 6 KOs) of Liverpool meets Romania’s Ionut Baluta (17-5-1, 3 KOs) in a 10-rounder at super bantamweight.
Also, Manchester’s Pat Brown (1-0, 1 KO) takes on Ivan Duka (5-5, 3 KOs) of Croatia in a six-rounder at cruiserweight. Plus, Bristol’s Tiah-Mai Ayton makes her pro boxing debut in a six-round super bantamweight matchup against Sara Orszagi (2-7) of Hungary.
Yafai vs Rodriguez results
Get Yafai vs Rodriguez full fight card results below.
Main card
- Francisco Rodriguez Jr def. Galal Yafai by unanimous decision (119-108, 119-108, 118-109) | See photos
- Conah Walker def. Liam Taylor by KO (R7)
- Peter McGrail def. Ionut Baluta by majority decision (97-93, 97-93, 95-95)
- Pat Brown def. Ivan Duka by KO (R2)
- Tiah-Mai Ayton def. Sara Orszagi by TKO (R3)
Prelims
- Aaron Bowen def. Mykola Vovk by TKO (R4)
- Giorgio Visioli def. Elias Federico Duguet by points (80-71)
- Ibraheem Sulaimaan def. Brian Phillips by points (80-72)
- Hamza Uddin def. Leandro Jose Blanc by TKO (R7)
Yafai vs Rodriguez live blog
Yafai vs Rodriguez fight photos now live
The photos from the event – including Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr, as well as the undercard action – have been published.

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez full fight video highlights
The full fight highlight video featuring Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez in their bout for the interim WBC flyweight title is now streaming.
Peter McGrail vs Ionut Baluta fight video highlights
The highlight video from the 10-round super bantamweight showdown between Peter McGrail and Ionut Baluta is now streaming.
Francisco Rodriguez Jr defeats Galal Yafai by decision to claim interim title
Francisco Rodriguez Jr (40-6-1, 27 KOs) defeats Galal Yafai (9-1, 7 KOs) by unanimous decision with scores of 119-108, 119-108, 118-109. With the victory, Rodriguez claims the interim WBC flyweight title. Yafai suffers his first defeat and drops the belt.

Conah Walker KO's Liam Taylor to retain British title
Conah Walker (16-3-1, 7 KOs) stops Liam Taylor (28-3-1, 14 KOs) in the seventh round to retain his British welterweight title.

Peter McGrail defeats Ionut Baluta by decision
Peter McGrail (12-1, 6 KOs) of Liverpool defeats Romania’s Ionut Baluta (17-6-1, 3 KOs) by majority decision. After 10 rounds at super bantamweight, the scores were 97-93, 97-93, and 95-95.

Pat Brown KO's Ivan Duka in second round
Manchester’s Pat Brown (2-0, 2 KO) drops and stops Ivan Duka (5-6, 3 KOs) of Croatia in the second round at cruiserweight.

Tiah-Mai Ayton stops Sara Orszagi in third round
Bristol’s Tiah-Mai Ayton (1-0, 1 KO) makes a successful pro boxing debut, defeating Sara Orszagi (2-7) of Hungary via third-round TKO at super bantamweight.

Yafai vs Rodriguez prelims results
Among the Yafai vs Rodriguez prelims, Aaron Bowen defeats Mykola Vovk via fourth-round TKO. Giorgio Visioli defeats Elias Federico Duguet via an 80-71 points decision. Ibraheem Sulaimaan defeats Brian Phillips via an 80-72 points decision. Hamza Uddin stops Leandro Jose Blanc in the seventh round.
Yafai vs Rodriguez prelims – Before the Bell
Yafai vs Rodriguez: Before the Bell features four eight-round prelims leading into the main card. Among the bouts, Aaron Bowen faces Alvaro Godoy at middleweight, and Hamza Uddin meets Leandro Jose Blanc at flyweight. Two super featherweight matchups include Giorgio Visioli versus Elias Federico Duguet, and Ibraheem Sulaimaan against Brian Phillips.
Full fight video: Galal Yafai stops Sunny Edwards to win title
Going up against Francisco Rodriguez Jr., Galal Yafai defends the belt he claimed last November, dominating former champion Sunny Edwards. In case you missed it, the full fight video is now streaming.
Yafai vs Rodriguez: How to watch & start time
Yafai vs Rodriguez airs live on DAZN. The start time in the U.S. is 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT. The local start time in the UK is 7:00 PM BST. The prelims begin at 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT in the U.S. and 4:00 PM BST in the UK.
