Gamal Yafai was born in Birmingham, England on August 4, 1991. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on May 21, 2014 against Ricky Leach. Yafai defeated Leach via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Yafai's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Diego Alberto Ruiz at age 31, on February 18, 2023.
Some of Gamal Yafai's best fights so far have been against Sean Davis, Josh Wale, Bobby Jenkinson, Jack Heath, and Lee Clayton. For a complete list of Yafai's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gamal Yafai".
Yafai has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gamal Yafai Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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22 | Feb 18, 2023 | 31 | Diego Alberto Ruiz 28 23-6-1 | loss | UD 10 |
21 | Jun 04, 2022 | 30 | Sean Cairns | win | KO 4 |
20 | May 15, 2021 | 29 | Jason Cunningham 31 28-6 | loss | UD 12 |
19 | Dec 17, 2020 | 29 | Luca Rigoldi | win | UD 12 |
18 | Nov 02, 2019 | 28 | Lee Clayton | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Sep 08, 2018 | 27 | Brayan Mairena | win | KO 7 |
16 | Aug 04, 2018 | 27 | Jose Aguilar | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Mar 03, 2018 | 26 | Gavin McDonnell | loss | UD 12 |
14 | Feb 03, 2018 | 26 | Jose Hernandez | win | KO 3 |
13 | Dec 13, 2017 | 26 | Ricky Starkey | win | TKO 3 |
12 | May 13, 2017 | 25 | Sean Davis | win | TKO 7 |
11 | Mar 11, 2017 | 25 | Khvicha Gigolashvili | win | UD 6 |
10 | Jul 30, 2016 | 24 | Josh Wale | win | UD 12 |
9 | Mar 05, 2016 | 24 | Bobby Jenkinson | win | KO 7 |
8 | Oct 17, 2015 | 24 | Nasibu Ramadhani | win | PTS 10 |
7 | Aug 01, 2015 | 23 | Angel Lorente | win | PTS 6 |
6 | May 09, 2015 | 23 | Arnoldo Solano | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Mar 07, 2015 | 23 | Krzysztof Rogowski | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Sep 20, 2014 | 23 | Sofian Bellahcene | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Jul 12, 2014 | 22 | Reynaldo Cajina | win | PTS 4 |
2 | May 31, 2014 | 22 | Jack Heath | win | TKO 1 |
1 | May 21, 2014 | 22 | Ricky Leach | win | TKO 1 |