On June 21, Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez overwhelmed the defending WBC Interim flyweight champion Galal Yafai to win via unanimous decision in Birmingham, England. The home favourite Yafai was ...

The WBC has opted not to suspend Francisco Rodriguez after his brutal 12-round beatdown of Galal Yafai. Rodriguez’s post-fight drugs test through VADA and the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program detected the ...

BIRMINGHAM, England — Francisco Rodriguez Jr. could be the man to test Kenshiro Teraji's credentials as a top pound-for-pound boxer. Rodriguez Jr. upset Galal Yafai by unanimous decision (119-108, 119 ...

BIRMINGHAM, England – Eddie Hearn recognised that Francisco Rodriguez was simply too much for his fighter Galal Yafai on Saturday. Rodriguez and Yafai squared off for the latter’s WBC flyweight ...

BIRMINGHAM, England – Francisco Rodriguez picked up a unanimous decision victory over Galal Yafai to secure his shot at the WBC flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji. The contest, staged at the BP pulse ...

On June 21, 2025, British flyweight Galal Yafai bravely battled through 12 rounds against Mexico’s Francisco Rodriguez despite the fight being no fairer than a bullfight. He ate a vicious uppercut in ...

Mexican Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (40-6-1, 27 KOs) overwhelmed England's undefeated Galal Yafai (9-1, 7 KOs) last month, June 21, in a significant upset in the Englishman's home city. The Mexican's ...

BIRMINGHAM, England – Francisco Rodriguez is not content with simply being Galal Yafai’s opponent on Saturday at Birmingham’s BP pulse LIVE. The traveling Mexican has fought some of the best fighters ...

The current flyweight contender returned to the ring in a second round knockout over countryman Jesus Faro on Saturday in Rodriguez’s hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. A series of power shots left the ...

Rematches in boxing happen for all manner of reasons and some are more valid than others. The best ones, of course, tend to be a celebration and continuation of fight one, with the promise of more of ...

Kenshiro Teraji is focused on his own fight but will scout the one that will determine his next mandatory challenger. The two-division and reigning unified WBA and WBC flyweight champ will be among ...

Francisco is Current’s fall 2025 editorial intern. He has written for outlets such as Solitary Watch, Hola Cultura and AWOL, a student-run magazine at American University. He has also had his work ...