Charlie Edwards (boxer)

Charlie Edwards
Statistics
Real name	Charlie Edwards
Rated at	Flyweight Super-flyweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	66 in (168 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	(1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 Sutton, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	17
Wins by KO	7
Losses	1
No contests	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing England European Championships 2011 Ankara Light-flyweight Great Britain Championships 2010 Liverpool Light-flyweight 2011 London Light-flyweight Amateur Boxing Association Championships 2011 Colchester Light-flyweight 2014 Liverpool Flyweight

Charlie Edwards (born 8 February 1993) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBC flyweight title from 2018 to 2019, and once challenged for the IBF flyweight title in 2016. At regional level, he held the British super-flyweight title in 2017. As of June 2020, Edwards is ranked as the world's fifth best active flyweight by BoxRec, fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and fifth by The Ring. He is the older brother of boxer Sunny Edwards.

Early life

Edwards was born on 8 February 1993, in Sutton. He started boxing at the age of 11 as a means to lose weight and it was apparent early on that there existed a bright path for him within the sport if pursued with true commitment . He would then go on to represent the long-standing Repton Boxing Club in London, whilst also getting his brother Sunny into boxing. He grew up being influenced by legendary boxers Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny Pacquiao.

Amateur career

He won the 2011 Amateur Boxing Association British light-flyweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC. Three years later in 2014 he won the flyweight title boxing out of Repton ABC.

Professional career

Edwards turned professional in 2015, debuting at The O2 Arena with a fourth-round technical knockout win. Edwards compiled a record of 13–1, and was ranked #15 by the WBC before shocking and defeating Cristofer Rosales to win the WBC flyweight title.

On 31 August 2019, Edwards defended his title against Julio Cesar Martinez at the O2 Arena on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Luke Campbell. Martinez came out determined and managed to stop Edwards with 1:43 left in the third round. Edwards was not able to beat the count, and initially Martinez was awarded a knockout victory. After the video replay was shown, it was evident that Martinez had hit Edwards with a body shot with the latter already on the floor with one knee. The fight would therefore be ruled a no contest, with WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ordering an immediate rematch.

In October 2019, he announced that he had vacated the WBC flyweight title due to health concerns over making weight at flyweight.

Professional boxing record

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No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
19	Win	17–1 (1)	Jacob Barreto	TKO	2 (8), 1:35	3 Dec 2021	York Hall, London, England
18	Win	16–1 (1)	Kyle Williams	PTS	10	26 Sep 2020	York Hall, London, England
17	NC	15–1 (1)	Julio Cesar Martinez	TKO	3 (12), 1:43	31 Aug 2019	The O2 Arena, London, England	Retained WBC flyweight title; Originally KO win for Martinez, later ruled NC after Edwards hit while on one knee
16	Win	15–1	Angel Moreno	UD	12	23 Mar 2019	Copper Box Arena, London, England	Retained WBC flyweight title
15	Win	14–1	Cristofer Rosales	UD	12	22 Dec 2018	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won WBC flyweight title
14	Win	13–1	Anthony Nelson	TKO	3 (10), 2:48	16 Jun 2018	Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England	Won vacant WBA Continental super flyweight title
13	Win	12–1	Ricky Little	TKO	1 (8), 2:49	3 Feb 2018	The O2 Arena, London, England
12	Win	11–1	Craig Derbyshire	PTS	8	13 Oct 2017	York Hall, London, England
11	Win	10–1	Iain Butcher	UD	12	15 Apr 2017	The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland	Won vacant British super flyweight title
10	Win	9-1	Georgi Georgiev	TKO	3 (6), 2:14	26 Nov 2016	Wembley Arena, London, England
9	Loss	8–1	Johnriel Casimero	TKO	10 (12), 1:57	10 Sep 2016	The O2 Arena, London, England	For IBF flyweight title
8	Win	8–0	Jose Aguilar	UD	6	16 Jul 2016	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
7	Win	7–0	Luke Wilton	UD	10	27 Feb 2016	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	Won vacant WBC International Silver flyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Phil Smith	TKO	6 (10), 0:47	21 Nov 2015	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	Retained English flyweight title
5	Win	5–0	Louis Norman	UD	10	12 Sep 2015	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won English flyweight title
4	Win	4–0	Juan Hinostroza	PTS	6	18 Jul 2015	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3	Win	3–0	Brett Fidoe	PTS	6	28 May 2015	York Hall, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Mikheil Soloninkini	TKO	3 (4), 2:00	28 Mar 2015	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
1	Win	1–0	Craig Derbyshire	TKO	4 (4), 2:54	31 Jan 2015	The O2 Arena, London, England

See also

• List of flyweight boxing champions

External links

• Professional boxing record for Charlie Edwards from BoxRec
• Charlie Edwards Official Website
• Charlie Edwards – Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by Louis Norman	English super-flyweight champion 12 September 2015 – February 2016 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Kyle Yousaf
Vacant Title last held by Narast Aienleng	WBC International Silver super-flyweight champion 27 February 2016 – August 2016 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Sebastian Sanchez
Vacant Title last held by Khalid Yafai	British super-flyweight champion 15 April 2017 – 2018 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Sunny Edwards
New title	WBA Continental super-flyweight champion 16 June 2018 – November 2018 Vacated	Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by Cristofer Rosales	WBC flyweight champion 22 December 2018 – 4 October 2019 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Julio Cesar Martinez