Utilita Arena, Birmingham - Olympic gold medal winner Galal Yafai had no issues in retaining his World Boxing Council International flyweight title, with a first round destruction of domestic level foe Tommy Frank.
Former British flyweight champ, Tommy Frank, says he’ll upset the applecart when he gets top billing this Saturday August 19th at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena live on DAZN.
Yafai, Frank Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Today's final press conference in Birmingham ahead of the WBC International flyweight title fight Galal Yafai v Tommy Frank and Robert Helenius at The Utilita Arena. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Galal Yafai will headline Matchroom Boxing's latest NXTGEN card at the Utilita Arena Birmingham on Saturday August 19 when he puts his WBC International Flyweight Title on the line against Tommy Frank, shown live worldwide on DAZN.
On Friday May 5th, flyweight Tommy Frank defends his Lonsdale Belt at the Rotherham Magna Centre against former European and Commonwealth Champion, Jay Harris. FightZone will carry the card.
Tommy Frank and Matt Windle treated a vociferous crowd at a packed Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield to a 12 round war, that saw local man Frank become the first fighter from the ‘Steel City’ to win the British Flyweight crown.
It will be a big rebuilding job for Tommy Frank if he doesn’t take his British Flyweight Title opportunity against Matt Windle this Saturday (September 18) in his home city’s Ponds Forge Arena, says promoter and manager Dennis Hobson.
In what will undoubtedly be an absolute war, two of the UK’s best little fighters – Tommy Frank and Matt Windle – will contest the vacant Lonsdale Flyweight belt, with many insiders anticipating a ‘fight of the year’ affair.
With the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) recently re-mandating the British flyweight title fight between Tommy Frank and Sheffield rival, Kyle Yousaf – promoter Dennis Hobson has updated on the situation.
Tommy Frank lost his unbeaten record as he was pulled out by his corner after the eighth round against Rosendo Hugo Guarneros having battled for five rounds using just one hand after injuring his left shoulder. Frank suffered the injury in the third round of the 12-round flyweight fight but battle bravely for five rounds before his corner took the wise decision to say enough was enough.