
Injured Galal Yafai forced out of June 6 bout with Ricardo Sandoval
Galal Yafai sustained an injury during training for his June 6 bout with Ricardo Sandoval and the contest, which was to be for the WBC and WBA flyweight titles, has been postponed.
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Galal Yafai sustained an injury during training for his June 6 bout with Ricardo Sandoval and the contest, which was to be for the WBC and WBA flyweight titles, has been postponed.

Injury has ruled Dalton Smith out of his WBC junior-welterweight title defence against Alberto Puello on June 6 in the main event at the Sheffield Utilita Arena...

Galal Yafai’s WBC and WBA flyweight title challenge against Ricardo Sandoval will take place on June 6 in Sheffield, England, it was announced today.

Matchroom Boxing outbid Golden Boy Promotions to secure the rights to Galal Yafai’s challenge of WBC/WBA flyweight titlist Ricardo Sandoval in a Friday purse bid hearing.

WBC officials have re-ordered a flyweight title consolidation clash between Ricardo Sandoval and Galal Yafai.

Eddie Hearn expects the WBC flyweight title fight between Ricardo Sandoval and Galal Yafai to take place in early 2026

BoxingScene has confirmed that the WBC will order a 112lbs title consolidation bout between newly crowned champ Ricardo Sandoval and recently restored interim titlist Galal Yafai. The move was made just two weeks after the WBC called for an immediate rematch between England’s Yafai and Mexico’s Francisco Rodriguez.

There are a whopping seven new fighters ranked No. 1 in the latest ratings update from the WBC, which was released on August 8.


Rodriguez's December decision win over Josue Jesus Morales has since been ruled a no contest because of a failed drug test.