Sunny Edwards

Sunny Edwards
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Showtime
Weight(s)	Flyweight Super-flyweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality	English
Born	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 25) Sutton, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	17
Wins	17
Wins by KO	4
Losses	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  England English National Championships 2015 Liverpool Light-flyweight 2016 Liverpool Light-flyweight

Sunny Edwards (born 1 January 1996) is a British professional boxer who has held the IBF flyweight title since April 2021. He is the younger brother of boxer Charlie Edwards.^[2]

As of September 2021, he is ranked as the world's best active flyweight by BoxRec,^[3] second by TBRB,^[4] and third by The Ring.^[5]

Amateur career[]

As an amateur he fought out of Repton ABC and later Steel City ABC, winning multiple national championships; the ABA Juniors in 2013;^[6] ABA Youth in 2014;^[7] and the ABA Elite in 2015.^[8] He also won silver medals in the GB Junior, and ABA Elite Championships^[9] in 2012 and 2016 respectively.^[10]

Professional career[]

Early career[]

Edwards made his professional debut on 24 September 2016 at the Recinto Ferial in Estepona, Spain, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Sergey Tasimov.^[11]

After winning his first five fights, one by stoppage, he faced undefeated prospect Ross Murray (6–0 1 KO) on 27 November 2017 at Grange St. Paul's Hotel in London, with the vacant WBO European super-flyweight title on the line. Edwards won the fight via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO).^[12] Following two more wins, he successfully defended his WBO European title on 26 October 2018 with a ten round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Ryan Farrag at the York Hall, London. Two judges scored the bout 100–90 while the third scored it 99–91.^[13][14]

His next fight came on 15 December against Junior Granados at the Brentwood Centre, Essex, for the vacant WBO International super-flyweight title. Edwards overcame a second-round knockdown to add the WBO International to his WBO European title by UD, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 98–91, 97–92.^[15][16] Following the win over Granados, he made a second defence of his WBO European title against Pedro Matos on 27 April 2019, at Wembley Arena, London. Edwards retained his title via eighth-round TKO.^[17] His next fight came on 13 July against Hiram Gallardo at The O2 Arena, London, with the vacant IBF International super-flyweight title in the line. Edwards won by UD, adding the IBF International to his WBO titles. All three judges scored the bout 99–90.^[18]

Edwards dropped down to flyweight for his next fight, stating, "We dropped down to flyweight because it's looking like I'm more likely to get a world title shot, but it is what it is".^[19] On 14 September 2019, he fought Rosendo Guarneros at the York Hall for the vacant IBF International and vacant WBO Inter-Continental flyweight titles. Edwards won by UD, with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and the third scoring it 100–90.^[20]

Edwards fought Marcel Braithwaite on 21 December 2019, for the vacant British super-flyweight title.^[21] He won the fight by UD with scores of 117–110, 118–109 and 118–109. Edwards suffered the only knockdown of the fight, as he was knocked down by Braithwaite in the seventh round.^[22] Edwards revealed significant swelling on the knuckles of his hands post-fight,^[23] which were the result of damaged ligaments.^[24] Edwards defended his IBF International on 29 August 2020, defeating Thomas Essomba via UD with scores of 117–112, 117–111, and 116–112.^[25]

IBF flyweight champion[]

Edwards vs. Mthalane[]

Edwards challenged reigning champion Moruti Mthalane for the IBF flyweight title on 30 April 2021. Mthalane came into the fight on a sixteen-fight winning streak, with 13 of those fights being world title bouts. Mthalane's last loss came at the hands of Nonito Donaire on 1 November 2008.^[26] Edwards was a slight betting underdog heading into the fight.^[27] Edwards won the fight by UD, with two of the judges giving him wide scorecards of 118–111 and 120–108, while the third judge scored it 115–113 for him.^[28]

Edwards vs. Mama[]

On 24 May 2021, Edwards was ordered to face the IBF mandatory challenger Jayson Mama. Mama was originally set to face Mthalane, before accepting step-aside money to allow Edwards to fight him.^[29] The bout was officially scheduled for 11 September 2021 at the Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick, London.^[30] On September 8, Edwards withdrew from the fight with an ankle injury. Accordingly, the title bout was postponed.^[31] The fight was rescheduled for December 11, 2021, and took place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[32] After John Riel Casimero withdrew from his mandatory title defense against Paul Butler, Edwards' bout with Mama was elevated to main event status.^[33] Edwards won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-109, 118-109 and 117-110. He scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the tenth round, dropping Mama with a left-right combination.^[34]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
17	Win	17–0	Jayson Mama	UD	12	11 Dec 2021	Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Retained IBF flyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Moruti Mthalane	UD	12	30 Apr 2021	York Hall, London, England	Won IBF flyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Thomas Essomba	UD	12	29 Aug 2020	BT Sport Studio, London, England	Retained IBF International super-flyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Marcel Braithwaite	UD	12	21 Dec 2019	Copper Box Arena, London, England	Won vacant British super-flyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Rosendo Hugo Guarneros	UD	10	14 Sep 2019	York Hall, London, England	Won vacant IBF International, and WBO Inter-Continental flyweight titles
12	Win	12–0	Hiram Gallardo	UD	10	13 Jul 2019	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won vacant IBF International super-flyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Pedro Matos	TKO	8 (10), 0:23	27 Apr 2019	Wembley Arena, London, England	Retained WBO European super-flyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Junior Granados	UD	10	15 Dec 2018	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England	Won vacant WBO International super-flyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Ryan Farrag	UD	10	26 Oct 2018	York Hall, London, England	Retained WBO European super-flyweight title
8	Win	8–0	Cristian Narvaez	PTS	6	30 Jun 2018	The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7	Win	7–0	Patrik Bartos	TKO	2 (6), 2:18	3 Mar 2018	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
6	Win	6–0	Ross Murray	TKO	4 (10), 2:59	27 Nov 2017	Grange St. Paul's Hotel, London, England	Won vacant WBO European super-flyweight title
5	Win	5–0	Jose Aguilar	PTS	4	22 Jul 2017	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
4	Win	4–0	Gyula Dodu	TKO	1 (4), 0:58	20 May 2017	Copper Box Arena, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Craig Derbyshire	PTS	4	9 Dec 2016	Tolworth Recreation Centre, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Brett Fidoe	PTS	4	13 Oct 2016	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
1	Win	1–0	Sergey Tasimov	PTS	4	24 Sep 2016	Recinto Ferial, Estepona, Spain

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Sunny Edwards from BoxRec