Career
En route to the semi-finals Yafai beat Israels Peter Moyshenzon 11-1 in the 1st round, Italy"s Vittorio Parrinello 5-3 in the second and Irelands John Joe Nevin, a World bronze medalist, in the quarter finals. Yafai lost in the semi-final 3-2 to the Russian Eduard Abzalimv and so securing the bronze medal. The tournament was Yafai"s first outing at senior international level
Of the victory Yafai"s coach at his club in Birmingham Frank O"Sullivan said "I was concerned about Gamal’s stamina but he handled it well..He boxed superbly to instructions and finished the first round 2-2.
Yafai turned professional in May 2014. In March 2016, in his ninth professional fight, he stopped Bobby Jenkinson in seven rounds to take the Commonwealth super bantamweight title.