Edwards vs Ward

Who won Edwards vs Ward?

Rhys Edwards beat Thomas Patrick Ward by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at Utilita Arena in Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Rhys Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jessica McCaskill losing to Lauren Price. Also, on the undercard Hughie Fury defeated Patrick Korte and Mark Jeffers was victorious over Darren Johnstone.

Edwards vs Ward stats

Rhys Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Thomas Patrick Ward made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Rhys Edwards was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Both Rhys Edwards & Thomas Patrick Ward fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 4 months later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 165 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Ward's 247.

Edwards vs Ward form

Ward had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Otabek Kholmatov on March 4, 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eddy Valencia on June 12, 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Thomas Essomba on October 17, 2020 by technical draw in their 10 round contest at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

Before that, he had beaten Jesse Angel Hernandez on February 15, 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States.

He had won against Tom Tran on October 13, 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Ward start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Utilita Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Ward?

Edwards vs Ward was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Ward?

Rhys Edwards was a 6/10 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Thomas Patrick Ward made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.