Eddie Hearn wants the WBC Galal Yafai to allow the WBC-ordered Rematch with Francisco Rodriguez jr. Skipping and being named the compulsory challenger for flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji.
Rodriguez jr. Baptism history
Hearn discovered that Rodriguez jr. (40-6-1, 27 COs) tested positive, not only for his fight against Yafail (9-1, 7 COs) on June 21, but also in his previous match against Josue Jesus Morales on December 15 last year. The battle was decided as a no-cash.
Rodriguez jr. Gatter Hearn’s fighter, Yafai, dropped him in the 12th round to profane him from his WBC -Tuss -Tussy flyweight title in June in Birmingham, England. It was a one -sided fight, with Francisco jr. Win with a scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109.
Hearn is hesitant that Yafai is fighting against Rodriguez again. It is understandable. If he tests positive for two consecutive battles, he is careful that Yafai is fighting him again. It was such a one -sided battle that it is difficult to attribute Rodriguez’s dominance to PEDs. He has always been a high-volume combination puncher. The style is Kryptonite for Yafai’s approach to fights. He is a man who loads on single shots and tries to strike his opponents.
“How do we get into a situation, within two weeks of the news about the test. I don’t know if he tested his B sample, ‘Eddie Hearn said ifl tv About Francisco Rodriguez jr. “He went through a process and decided it was an accident and he was unhappy.
‘The battle is a no-cash. The title is vacant, but he has to do it again. I found out last night that Francisco Rodriguez Jr. ‘ A drug test in his fight before Galal Yafai (against Josue Jesus Morales last December) failed. I noticed that it was a no-Contest in Texas. We reached out to the Texas Commission to confirm that it had failed a drug test. “
It doesn’t matter that Rodriguez jr. A drug test failed in his previous battle against morales. The collision against Yafai is still approved. So, Hearn must decide whether he wants to go through Yafai with the re -broadcast with Rodriguez or not. If he prefers not to do so, he will have to go to a world title in another direction.
“I want a full report on what happened in the process because we had Vada testing for that fight (Rodriguez against Yarfai),” says Hearn. “If I had known that Francisco Rodriguez had failed a drug test that night, we would have had even more extensive testing. I would also have said to the WBC: ‘Are you sure this man is eligible for the Eliminator.
“So, you tell me, Francisco Rodriguez failed a drug test in his last two fights. On a fancy, he had drugs in his system. Now you want to order the re -broadcast. Galal Yafai was placed in a situation where he fed a man with performance -enhancing drugs in his system in his system. He beat the night that night. ‘
Yafai did hit that night. His coach should have stopped the fight against the sixth round, because at that point it was clear that Rodriguez was too good for him. It was no sense to allow Galal to stay out there and raise all the punishment against an excellent fighter.
Hearn claims yafai mandatory
“” If this man has failed tests, not just one, whatever you do, not order this re -broadcast, “Hearn says. ‘Do what’s right, which makes Galal Yafai the compulsory challenger to the (WBC flyweight) world title. Let Rodriguez go through his process. He deserves the opportunity to see if he is innocent or not. But don’t say that you had the audience within two weeks, that you had the B sample, that you had everything through the paperwork and science, and just did it, “Oh, he wasn’t.
Hearn is wasting his time and hoping that the WBC will enable him to skip the Rematch with Rodriguez and become the compulsory challenger to the title of 112 pounds. If Eddie is not comfortable with Yafai who is again in Francisco jr. Do not fight, he must tell him not to.
“What about the last one? It is a shame that Galal Yafai should regain this man. It’s time for Galal Yafai to have an opportunity for what he went through. It will be to Yafai, ‘said Hearn when asked if he continued with the rematch.
Last updated on 07/28/2025
