SUNNY GYM

Yafai scoffs at Edwards' claim it's not a fair fight

- CHRIS MCKENNA

GALAL YAFAI laughed off Sunny Edwards' gym complaints by claiming it's far from a Rocky versus Drago comparison.

Tonight's bout is built on a rivalry stemming from their amateur days, with a family twist given that their siblings have also been foes.

It's Olympic gold medallist Yafai against Edwards, who was overlooked to be the GB star but went on to become the world champion as a professional.

Yafai, who won the flyweight crown at Tokyo 2020, has continued training at GB Boxing's headquarters in Sheffield under the tutelage of team leader Rob McCracken, much to Edwards' chagrin.

It led to former IBF flyweight champion Edwards claiming Yafai has an unfair advantage by using a gym and facilities funded by the UK Lottery, while also having access to old sparring footage between the pair.

Edwards, meanwhile, has been training in Liverpool with new coach Chris Williams.

Yafai, 31, joked that his flyweight rival is making out as if it is like some scene from Rocky IV, when Ivan Drago had the might of the Soviet Union technology behind him.