Charlie Edwards: record, next fight and profile →
Angel Moreno is literally 1,000 miles from home this weekend but still managed to bring along plenty of friends for his first career title fight. The 35-year old from Madrid, Spain will enjoy a healthy-sized support section in Saturday’s challenge of defending flyweight titlist Charlie Edwards at Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick, London, England.
Charlie Edwards is officially set to kick off his flyweight reign. The 26-year old British flyweight will make the first defense of his 112-pound title versus Spain’s Angel Moreno, which tops Saturday’s bill at Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick, London, England.
Edwards, Moreno, Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - British light-heavyweight title challenger Liam Conroy has heaped praise on trainer Johnney Roye ahead of facing Joshua Buatsi on Saturday night. (photos by Mark Robinson). The hard-hitting Barrovian is on a run of five straight stoppage wins and is determined to upset the odds at London’s Copper Box Arena – live on Sky Sports.
Charlie Edwards, Buatsi, Okolie, Courtenay Workouts Photos Gallery - Liam Conroy says he is ready to make history at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday by becoming the first ever man from Barrow-in-Furness to win the prestigious Lord Lonsdale Challenge Belt.
Charlie Edwards says a domestic blockbuster with British rival Kal Yafai is "on the radar", but he must first have to overcome former sparring partner Angel Moreno when he defends his WBC Flyweight World title for the first time at the Copper Box Arena this Saturday, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Angel Moreno has vowed to follow in the footsteps of his compatriots Kiko Martinez and Gabriel Campillo by becoming Spain's next World Champion when he clashes with Charlie Edwards for the WBC Flyweight crown at London's Copper Box Arena on March 23, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Unbeaten welterweight standout Taras Shelestyuk (16-0, 10 KOs) marks his return to the ring this Saturday, March 9 in the eight-round main event of Thompson Boxing Promotions' annual private show, "Night of Champions." While tickets are not available for purchase, the promoter will livestream the entire fight card on TB Presents: Night of Champions starting at 8:00 p.m. PT / 11:00 p.m. ET.
Charlie Edwards, Moreno, Okolie Press Conference Photos Gallery - Charlie Edwards will make the first defence of his WBC Flyweight World title against Angel Moreno on a huge night of boxing in the capital at the Copper Box Arena on March 23, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Charlie Edwards will make the first defence of his WBC Flyweight World title against Angel Moreno on a huge night of boxing in the capital at the Copper Box Arena on March 23, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Charlie Edwards has confirmed his mother as an inspiration behind his WBC world flyweight glory. The Surrey fighter (14-1-KO6) produced a masterclass to dethrone Cristofer Rosales in December – erasing the memory of his previous world title defeat to John Riel Casimero back in 2016.