Galal Yafai
British boxer (1992-)
ガラル・ヤファイ · 갈랄 야파이
- Born
- 11 December 1992, Birmingham
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 49 kg (108 lb)
Galal Yafai (Arabic: جلال يافعي; born 11 December 1992) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim flyweight title since November 2024.
As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2017 European Championships; gold at the 2018 Commonwealth; bronze at the 2019 European Games; and gold at the 2020 Olympics.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's light flyweight | 9th place | |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 | |
| boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's flyweight | 2020 | 1st place (gold) |
Awards and honours
- Member of the Order of the British Empire 2022
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q24033418 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.