June 6 announcement: Padley-Fiaz to Main Event in Sheffield after Galal Yafai setback
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 15 May 2026
Galal Yafai has sustained an injury during his training camp. His WBC & WBA World Flyweight Unification Title clash with Ricardo Sandoval has now been postponed.
The event on Saturday, June 6, at Sheffield's Utilita Arena – live worldwide on DAZN – will go ahead as scheduled.
Josh Padley’s EBU European Super Featherweight Championship defence against Aqib Fiaz will be the new main event.
Tickets are on sale. Refunds, if required, are available via the original point of purchase.
Elsewhere on the undercard, undefeated teenage Heavyweight sensation Leo Atang fights in his native Yorkshire, with fellow unbeaten rising stars Adam Maca and Connor Mitchell also in action.
Coventry Middleweight Aaron Bowen takes on Troy Coleman, meanwhile, plus Ibraheem Sulaimaan battles Ibrahim Nadim for the English Super Featherweight Championship.
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