Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr

Who won Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr?

Francisco Rodriguez Jr beat Galal Yafai by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 119-108, 118-109 in favor of winner Francisco Rodriguez Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Yafai was making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Sunny Edwards in November 2024. He had held this belt for 6 months and 23 days.

Also on the undercard Peter McGrail beat Ionut Baluta, Conah Walker defeated Liam Taylor for the BBBOC British Welterweight belt, and Pat Brown was victorious over Ivan Duka.

Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr stats

Galal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez Jr, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez Jr's 69%.

Galal Yafai was the same age as Francisco Rodriguez Jr, at 32 years old.

Rodriguez Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yafai. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Galal Yafai and Francisco Rodriguez Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 37 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 11 years and 4 months later than Rodriguez Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 233 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Rodriguez Jr's 294.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr form

Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sunny Edwards on November 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Flyweight championship fight at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sergio Orozco Oliva on September 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Agustin Mauro Gauto on April 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Rocco Santomauro on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had beaten Tommy Frank on August 19, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Rodriguez Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:50 PM BST at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 4:50 PM EST or 1:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr?

Galal Yafai was a 1/3 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Rodriguez Jr made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+270) with oddsmakers.