Galal Yafai

Galal Yafai (born 11 December 1992 in Birmingham, West Midlands)[1] is a British boxer who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At the 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Samsun, Turkey, Yafai defeated Samuel Carmona Heredia of Spain by unanimous decision in his semifinal to secure his place in the Olympic light flyweyweigt..[2][3] He won his round of 32 fight defeating Simplice Fotsala of Cameroon. He lost his Round of 16 Fight to Joahnys Argilagos of Cuba.

He is the younger brother of boxers Khalid Yafai and Gamal Yafai.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016: Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Olympic team". BBC Sport. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Dennen, John (15 April 2016). "Galal Yafai and Qais Ashfaq win Rio 2016 places". Boxing News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olympic boxing: Nicola Adams among eight British qualifiers for Rio 2016". BBC Sport. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Boxing: Yafai brothers packing a punch for Birmingham". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2016.


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