Galal Yafai reflects on flyweight boxing gold

Published on August 7, 2021 - Duration: 01:07s

Galal Yafai reflects on flyweight boxing gold

Galal Yafai claimed flyweight boxing gold for Great Britain after a split decision win over Carlo Paalam of the Philippines.The 28-year-old floored his opponent in the opening round with a straight left and edged a high-octane contest to secure the verdict.It concluded a stunning run of form for the Birmingham boxer, who was competing in his second Olympics having lost his second bout at Rio 2016.


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