Sunny Edwards ('Showtime') boxer

Sunny Edwards 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

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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
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

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