Sunny Edwards ('Showtime') boxer
- bouts
- 17
- won
- 17
- lost
- 0
- draw
- 0
- Status
- active
- Division
- fly
- Debut
- 2016-09-24
- Height
- 5′ 3″/160cm
- Reach
- -
- Age
- 23
- Born
- 1996-01-01
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
Sunny Edwards (born 1 January 1996) is a British professional boxer who has held the IBF flyweight title since April 2021. He is the younger brother of boxer Charlie Edwards.As of September 2021, he is ranked as the world's best active flyweight by BoxRec, second by TBRB, and third by The Ring.As an amateur he fought out of Repton ABC and later Steel City ABC, winning multiple national championships; the ABA Juniors in 2013; ABA Youth in 2014; and the ABA Elite in 2015. He also won silver medals in the GB Junior, and ABA Elite Championships in 2012 and 2016 respectively.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.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). 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. 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. 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. 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.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
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2021-12-11 | Jayson Mama | WWWWWW | Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai | LOST Unanimous decision |
2021-04-30 | Moruti Mthalane | WWWWWW | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Unanimous decision |
2020-08-29 | Thomas Essomba | LWLLWW | BT Sport Studio, Stratford | LOST Unanimous decision |
2019-12-21 | Marcel Braithwaite | WWWLWW | Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick | WIN Unanimous decision |
2019-09-14 | Rosendo Hugo Guarneros | WWWLDW | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Unanimous decision |
2019-07-13 | Hiram Gallardo | WDWWWW | O2 Arena, Greenwich | WIN Unanimous decision |
2019-04-27 | Pedro Matos | WWWWLW | Wembley Arena, Wembley | WIN Technical knockout |
2018-12-15 | Junior Granados | WLWWLW | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood | WIN Unanimous decision |
2018-10-26 | Ryan Farrag | LWLWWW | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Unanimous decision |
2018-06-30 | Cristian Narvaez | WWWDWL | The SSE Arena (formerly Odyssey Arena), Belfast | WIN Points |
2018-03-03 | Patrik Bartos | LWWWLL | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood | WIN Technical knockout |
2017-11-27 | Ross Murray | WWWWWW | Grange St Paul's Hotel, Godliman Street, City of London | WIN Technical knockout |
2017-07-22 | Jose Aguilar | LLLLLL | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood | WIN Points |
2017-05-20 | Gyula Dodu | WWLDWW | Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick | WIN Technical knockout |
2016-12-09 | Craig Derbyshire | LLLWLL | Tolworth Recreation Centre, Tolworth | WIN Points |
2016-10-13 | Brett Fidoe | LLLLLL | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow | WIN Points |
2016-09-24 | Sergey Tasimov | LLLLLL | Recinto Ferial, Estepona | WIN Points |