Charlie Edwards: record, next fight and profile →
On September 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the super middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs), will face undefeated Mexican former world champion, David Benavidez (21-0, 18 knockouts). Dirrell returns from reclaiming the super middleweight title by defeating Turkish Avni Yildirim by a technical decision in Minnesota.
Julio Cesar Martinez has parlayed the best win of his career into his biggest fight to date. The flyweight contender from Mexico will travel to jolly old England for his first career title fight, as he faces reigning titlist Charlie Edwards on August 31 at O2 Arena in London.
The World Boxing Council extended the period of free negotiations for another week so that the representatives of the organization's flyweight champion, Charlie Edwards and the official challenger, Julio Cesar 'Rey' Martinez, can reach an agreement to make the mandatory defense before heading to a purse bid.
Moruti Mthalane has proven for the past 10 years to be hell for anyone in the flyweight division. Now that he’s finally conquered the ugly side of boxing politics, the 34-year old is ready to make up for lost time.
SUNNY EDWARDS believes he and world champion brother Charlie are following in the footsteps of heavyweight greats, The Klitschkos. The Croydon flyweight siblings might be nine stone lighter than the Ukrainian former world heavyweight champions, but the little big men are inspired by their success story.
Flyweight contender Julio Cesar "El Rey" Martinez of Mexico is very proud to have won the opportunity to fight with British boxer Charlie Edwards, who is currently the flyweight champion of the World Boxing Council.
Although reigning as WBO European & International champion at super flyweight, 10-0 Croydon man Sunny Edwards is very open to boxing at the weight division below, like his brother WBC World Champion, Charlie.
Charlie Edwards (15-1) successfully defended his WBC flyweight title for the first time with a painfully one-sided unanimous decision win over Spanish challenger Angel Moreno at London’s Copper Box arena.
A wild hook to the liver at 57 seconds of the fifth round was enough for Julio Cesar ¨Rey¨ Martínez, who stopped British fighter Andrew Selby to become the official challenger to the world flyweight title of the WBC, before a jubilant crowd at the Metepec Fairground in a co-promotion of Zanfer and Class & Talent. Azteca TV televised.
Copper Box Arena, London - Making the first defense of his WBC flyweight world title, Charlie Edwards (15-1, 6 KOs) easily outboxed Angel Moreno (19-3-2, 6 KOs) over twelve one-sided rounds of action.