Sunny Edwards

Sunny Edwards (born 1 January 1996) is a British professional boxer who has held the British super-flyweight title since 2019. He is the younger brother of boxer Charlie Edwards.[2]

Sunny Edwards
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Showtime
Weight(s)	Flyweight Super-flyweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	1 January 1996 Sutton, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	15
Wins	15
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

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;[3] ABA Youth in 2014;[4] and the ABA Elite in 2015.[5] He also won silver medals in the GB Junior, and ABA Elite Championships[6] in 2012 and 2016 respectively.[7]

Professional 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.[8]

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).[9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12][13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

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".[16] 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.[17]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

15 fights	15 wins	0 losses
By knockout	4	0
By decision	11	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
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

1. "Boxing record for Sunny Edwards". BoxRec.
2. "Charlie Edwards tells brother Sunny to learn from his mistakes | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
3. "ABAE National Junior Championships 2013". England Boxing. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
4. "National Youth Championships 2014". England Boxing. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
5. "National Elite Championships 2015". England Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
6. "National Elite Championships 2016". England Boxing. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
7. "Sunny Edwards - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
8. "BoxRec: Sunny Edwards vs. Sergey Tasimov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
9. "BoxRec: Sunny Edwards vs. Ross Murray". boxrec.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
10. Foster, Elliot (30 October 2018). "Ryan Farrag lost his latest title challenge against Sunny Edwards". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
11. "BoxRec: Sunny Edwards vs. Ryan Farrag". boxrec.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
12. Foster, Elliot (15 December 2018). "Sunny Edwards Gets Off Floor To Outpoint Junior Granados". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
13. Rickson, Tim (16 December 2018). "Sunny Edwards survives knockdown to defeat Junior Granados | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
14. Foster, Elliot (27 April 2019). "Sunny Edwards Stops Pedro Matos, Retains Fringe WBO Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
15. Flexen, Danny (13 July 2019). "Liam Williams lands statement stoppage, while Sharp and Edwards both excel; Heavy Duty undercard report & results". SecondsOut Boxing News. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
16. Scott, Craig (12 September 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Sunny Edwards - "Taking on the World..."". Boxing Social. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
17. "Sunny Edwards Boxes Past Guarneros Over Ten Rounds". BoxingScene.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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