Sunny Edwards: record, next fight and profile →
SUNNY EDWARDS HAS vowed to make sure 2021 is another big year for the underdogs by following in the 2020 footsteps of Teofimo Lopez, Dillian Whyte and Jeison Rosario by shocking the boxing world when he takes on IBF Flyweight World Champion Moruti Mthalane.
Sunny Edwards says he does not mind if people believe he is feather-fisted, but he says he punches harder than he is given credit for. Edwards challenges Moruti Mthalane for the IBF flyweight title in London on April 30, a big step-up for the unbeaten Londoner and with only four stoppage victories on his record, some will question whether he has the power to make it at the highest level. But the 25-year-old says his power is very under-rated.
OUR FIGHT NIGHT diary is now filling up nicely and we have a stream of dates and announcements to be made poised in the pipeline to be delivered across the coming days and weeks. Following on from our double-header last Friday and Saturday evening on BT Sport, we have already signposted the news that the middleweight cracker between British champion Denzel Bentley and Commonwealth champion Felix Cash will take place on Saturday April 24.
The London spotlight will shine on Belfast's Michael “Mick” Conlan and South African great Moruti Mthalane from Copper Box Arena on Friday, April 30. Mthalane, who is undefeated since 2008, will defend his IBF flyweight world title in the main event against London native Sunny Edwards. In the co-feature, longtime featherweight contender Conlan will make his junior featherweight debut in a 12-rounder against noted spoiler Ionut Baluta.
SSE Arena, Wembley - The boxing world was shocked, while watching unknown 22-year-old Mauricio Lara (22-2, 15 KOs) pull off a massive upset as he beat down and knocked out unbeaten former featherweight champion Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) in the ninth round.
Frank Warren aims to pin down a world title fight for Sunny Edwards as part of his series of fights for early 2021. Warren is back at work after being in hospital with Covid-19 over the New Year period and his Queensberry Promotions are looking at putting on fortnightly shows to be screened in the UK on BT Sport.
Sunny Edwards took his unbeaten record to 15, as he boxed on the backfoot throughout to record a wide, unanimous points decision over Thomas Essomba in a super-flyweight 12-rounder at the BT Sport Studio in London
Daniel Dubois is ready to do his part to move towards a highly anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown later this year. First up for arguably the best heavyweight prospect in the world is a scheduled 12-round clash versus Netherlands’ Ricardo Snijders (18-1, 8KOs). Their bout takes place Saturday evening live from BT Sport Studio in East London, airing live on BT Sport in the U.K. and ESPN+ in the U.S. (2:00pm ET).
We’ve got more heavyweight business of our own happening at the BT Studio on Saturday – BT Sport 1 from 7pm – when the best young heavyweight in the world goes in with the 18-1 Dutchman Ricardo Snijders.
THE SUPPORTING CAST to unified world super lightweight champion Josh Taylor's return to Glasgow on Saturday May 2 is beginning to take shape with a press conference scheduled for Wednesday to unveil the line-up.