Galal Yafai, OLYMPIC boxing medallist has announced that he will be following in the footsteps of his brothers Kal and Gamal by becoming a professional.
To win the flyweight title, the Team GB star beat Carlo Paalam from the Philippines at Tokyo 2020.
Galal Yafai, a Galal Yafai, has announced that he will be following his brothers Kal (and Gamal) by becoming a professional
Gamal, Yafai’s older sibling, was recently the European super-bantamweight champion, while Kal, 32 had the WBA super flyweight title from 2016 to 2020.
The younger Yafai brother, despite being non-committal about whether he would be going pro by himself, has now spoken out to talkSPORT that he is willing to take the next step after receiving the most prestigious award in amateur boxing this month.
He stated, "Definitely, I want to be a world champion man." Before the Olympics, I had always wanted to be a professional athlete.
"I was devastated by the extra year of waiting and I thought, "I want to be a pro now."
"I don’t like amateur boxing. It’s not for me. But, because I made it to the Olympics, I had to go.
"And I just happened win gold, so it's put my in great stead for hopefully being a world champion."
The fighter revealed that his pro bow will be available to fans in no time.
Yafai said, "I'm certain gonna fight before the end of this year. Hopefully it goes according to plan."
"Trainer-wise, I'm still looking for the right person to suit me.
Tony Sims is a great trainer, and a nice person. I love Tony Sims. "I'll take a look at them all and see what happens."
