Galal Yafai has been compared to Manny Pacquiao after 'blowing away the competition'

British boxing star Galal Yafai is ‘the most exciting fighter’ to burst onto the scene since Manny Pacquiao, according to former Team GB captain Frazer Clarke.

Yafai, 29, has emerged as one of the hottest prospects in the UK after turning professional earlier this year having won Olympic gold in Tokyo.

The amateur standout came through the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield and signed a long-term deal with Eddie Hearn‘s Matchroom Boxing to fight exclusively on DAZN.

He’s won both of his professional bouts to date, with knockout wins over flyweight pair Carlos Vado Bautista and Miguel Cartagena.

Or as Clarke puts it, he’s simply been ‘blowing away the competition’.

“I’m going to say it and when you put this interview out you can put this in capital letters if you want,” Clarke told GiveMeSport.com in an exclusive interview.

“I think he is the most exciting fighter to come on the scene since Manny Pacquiao.

“A little southpaw, obviously he isn’t going to go up through the weights like Pacquiao did, but I think he’s that exciting.

“That’s a big comparison there but look at Galal’s performances. He is a whirlwind mate and he is the best out of the lot. He’s blowing away the competition.

“Out of all of the Olympians we’ve had in this country, I’m telling you Galal is the best, and will be the best.

“He’s one of my best friends in the whole world and I couldn’t be more happy for him. His success is my success and I’m so happy for him. I honestly mean that.”

Clarke himself also turned pro earlier this year, making his debut on the undercard of Kell Brook‘s KO victory over Amir Khan in Manchester on February 19.

Big Fraze got his career off to the best possible start after bulldozing his way through short-notice