Olympic Boxing – Men's Flyweight Gold Medal Fight – Carlo Paalam vs Galal Yafai Preview & Prediction
GENERAL OVERVIEW
When is the Tokyo 2020 Olympics taking place? The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is taking take place between 23rd July, 2021 and 8th August 2021, although some preliminary events began on 21st July, 2021.
Where is the Tokyo 2020 Olympics taking place? While the vast majority of Olympic action will naturally take place in Tokyo or the surrounding areas, the likes of Yokohama, Saitama, Sendai, Kashima and Sapporo are also hosting events.
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What TV channel is the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on in the UK? Televised Olympic coverage is shared between BBC and Eurosport so it is worth checking their schedules for the full breakdown.
Where can I stream the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the UK? Unlike in previous Olympic Games, the Beeb can only show two live events at any one time, which are viewable on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app. Eurosport subscribers can stream the action on Eurosport Player, while the biggest offering is available for subscribers of discovery+, the new player in town. For those not inclined, the BBC have a highlights programme at 19:30 every evening.
EVENT OVERVIEW
What time is the Men’s Flyweight taking place? 06:00 on Saturday 7th August (UK time)
Where is the Men’s Flyweight taking place? Ryogoku Kokugikan
Who is the reigning Olympic champion in the Men’s Flyweight? Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan
WHO ARE THE LEADING MEDAL CONTENDERS?
The two fighters in this final bout are Carlo Paalam of the Philippines and Galal Yafai of Great Britain.
Paalam enjoyed a comfortable and fairly easy victory against Ryomei Tanaka of Japan in his semi-final bout and the Philippino is yet to have a judge score a fight against him with scores of 5-0, 4-0 and 5-0 throughout a dominant tournament.
Yafai took part in an Olympic Boxing classic in the semi-final against Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan. The Brit came out on top in a close and enthralling encounter.
TSZ’S PREDICTION
Despite the impressive performances of Paalam in these games, Yafai will come into this fight as the slight favourite. His defeat of Bibossinov in the semi-final saw him defeat the pre-Olympics favourite. Team GB will be hoping to add another gold to the tally here.
TSZ Tip: GALAL YAFAI (Great Britain) TO WIN
