
A surprise win, a tainted legacy: the case shaking Mexican boxing
On June 21, 2025, at the bp Pulse LIVE Arena in Birmingham, Mexican boxer Francisco Rodríguez Jr. (40‑6‑1, 27 KOs) stunned the crowd with a unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten British Olympian Galal Yafai (9‑1), who had recently claimed the …