Galal Yafai wasted no time against Tommy Frank, scoring a first round TKO.
Galal Yafai wasted no time tonight against Tommy Frank, blitzing his opponent and scoring a first round stoppage in a Matchroom main event from Birmingham, England.
Yafai (5-0, 4 KO) was in his first professional main event, albeit on a smaller sort of show, and also fighting in his hometown for the first time as a pro. And while he’s always shown a real aggression since joining the paid ranks in early 2022, the former Olympic gold medalist just went right at Frank in this one, giving his opponent no time to breathe.
Frank (15-4-1, 3 KO) was down quickly, and the towel came in as Yafai was relentlessly attacking at 1:40 of round one. Frank may not be world class, but he is a former British flyweight champion, for whatever that’s worth, and he was competitive before being stopped in the 10th round last time out against Jay Harris, a former world title challenger.
Yafai, 30, seems dead set on making his way to the world stage as quickly as he can, and while there are obvious flaws — his aggression means he’s not so hard to hit — the guy is fun to watch, by far the most purely entertaining of the Fighting Yafais, and he does have skill backing up that attacking mindset — probably more than he’s really shown thus far.
No feeling out process from @galal_yafai #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/T9NqrbC9kc
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
WHAT A PERFORMANCE!
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) August 19, 2023
@galal_yafai demolishes Tommy Frank in the very first round #YafaiFrank live on @DAZNBoxing pic.twitter.com/6mAzNDEixe
@CyrusRamone and Conah Walker not holding back in the opening round.#YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/hxwQbsOD5V
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
A crisp right hand from Conah Walker sends @CyrusRamone to the canvas #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/cxhgUWxymP
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
Conah Walker sends @CyrusRamone to the canvas for the second time.
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
Is an upset brewing in Birmingham?
Find out NOW on https://t.co/FoiaUucafv. #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/LCOFlFgg6J
.@CyrusRamone trying to get back in the fight. #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/LvB8oM5NzL
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
Down goes @CyrusRamone for the third time #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/qOGNrjgMrn
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
The right hand is starting find a for @SolomonDacres.#YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/9knOaVTbAg
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
The hands are starting to get loose from @SolomonDacres and Chris Thompson #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/Kl2Qgfx22h
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
The power of @SolomonDacres #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/wkcz7hwHkg
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
Some end to the opening round #MajidFersula #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/OuoQ9wzY5C
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) August 19, 2023
.@khaleelmajid putting the finishing touches on a dominant performance #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/hwASabed6Y
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
A knockdown in round two for @jordz_flynn #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/HZc2nNtxJ5
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023
.@jordz_flynn is firing on all cylinders #YafaiFrank pic.twitter.com/Rn6HmooPjS
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 19, 2023