Charlie Edwards (boxer)
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Real name | Charlie Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sutton, London, England | 8 February 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charlie Edwards (born 8 February 1993) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBC flyweight title from 2018 to 2019, and once challenged for the IBF flyweight title in 2016. At regional level, he held the British super-flyweight title in 2017. As of June 2020, Edwards is ranked as the world's fifth best active flyweight by BoxRec,[1] fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board[2] and fifth by The Ring.[3] He is the older brother of boxer Sunny Edwards.[4]
Early life[]
Edwards was born on 8 February 1993, in Sutton. He started boxing at the age of 11 as a means to lose weight and it was apparent early on that there existed a bright path for him within the sport if pursued with true commitment . He would then go on to represent the long-standing Repton Boxing Club in London, whilst also getting his brother Sunny into boxing. He grew up being influenced by legendary boxers Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny Pacquiao.[5]
Amateur career[]
He won the 2011 Amateur Boxing Association British light-flyweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC. Three years later in 2014 he won the flyweight title boxing out of Repton ABC.[6]
Professional career[]
Edwards turned professional in 2015, debuting at The O2 Arena with a fourth-round technical knockout win. Edwards compiled a record of 13–1, and was ranked #15 by the WBC[7] before shocking and defeating Cristofer Rosales to win the WBC flyweight title.[8]
On 31 August 2019, Edwards defended his title against Julio Cesar Martinez at the O2 Arena on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Luke Campbell.[9] Martinez came out determined and managed to stop Edwards with 1:43 left in the third round. Edwards was not able to beat the count, and initially Martinez was awarded a knockout victory. After the video replay was shown, it was evident that Martinez had hit Edwards with a body shot with the latter already on the floor with one knee. The fight would therefore be ruled a no contest, with WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ordering an immediate rematch.[10]
In October 2019, he announced that he had vacated the WBC flyweight title due to health concerns over making weight at flyweight.[11]
Professional boxing record[]
19 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 7 | 1 |
By decision | 10 | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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19 | Win | 17–1 (1) |
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TKO | 2 (8), 1:35 | 3 Dec 2021 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 16–1 (1) |
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PTS | 10 | 26 Sep 2020 | ![]() |
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17 | NC | 15–1 (1) |
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TKO | 3 (12), 1:43 | 31 Aug 2019 | ![]() |
Retained WBC flyweight title; Originally KO win for Martinez, later ruled NC after Edwards hit while on one knee |
16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 23 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
Retained WBC flyweight title |
15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 22 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
Won WBC flyweight title |
14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:48 | 16 Jun 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Continental super flyweight title |
13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8), 2:49 | 3 Feb 2018 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 13 Oct 2017 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 15 Apr 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant British super flyweight title |
10 | Win | 9-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 2:14 | 26 Nov 2016 | ![]() |
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9 | Loss | 8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12), 1:57 | 10 Sep 2016 | ![]() |
For IBF flyweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 16 Jul 2016 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 27 Feb 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC International Silver flyweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 0:47 | 21 Nov 2015 | ![]() |
Retained English flyweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 12 Sep 2015 | ![]() |
Won English flyweight title |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 18 Jul 2015 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 28 May 2015 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4), 2:00 | 28 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 2:54 | 31 Jan 2015 | ![]() |
See also[]
- List of flyweight boxing champions
References[]
- ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "TBRB rankings". tbrb.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Charlie Edwards tells brother Sunny to learn from his mistakes | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Bio". Charlie Edwards - Boxer - WBC Flyweight Champion. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Rosales vs Edwards - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Charlie Edwards Shocks Cristofer Rosales, Wins WBC World Title". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "Edwards vs Aguilar - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Charlie Edwards-Julio Cesar Martinez Changed To No-Contest". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (2019-10-02). "UPDATE: Charlie Edwards to reportedly vacate flyweight title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
External links[]
- Boxing record for Charlie Edwards from BoxRec (registration required)
- Charlie Edwards Official Website
- Charlie Edwards – Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
- 1993 births
- Living people
- English male boxers
- People from Sutton, London
- Flyweight boxers
- Super-flyweight boxers
- World flyweight boxing champions
- British Boxing Board of Control champions
- World Boxing Council champions