Azeez vs Edmondson

Who won Azeez vs Edmondson?

Lewis Edmondson beat Dan Azeez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-112, 114-113 in favor of winner Lewis Edmondson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adam Azim beating Ohara Davies. Also on the undercard Michael McKinson was overcome by Thulani Mbenge, Anthony Yarde was victorious over Ralfs Vilcans, and Shannon Courtenay lost to Catherine Tacone Ramos.

Azeez vs Edmondson stats

Dan Azeez stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Lewis Edmondson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws.

Dan Azeez was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Edmondson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Azeez.

Both Dan Azeez and Lewis Edmondson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Azeez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Edmondson, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 107 more professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Edmondson's 54.

Dan Azeez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Azeez vs Edmondson form

Azeez 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 drawn with Hrvoje Sep on June 15, 2024, by points in the 8th round at Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joshua Buatsi on February 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thomas Faure on March 11, 2023, by technical decision in their 12 round contest at Zenith Paris - La Villette, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Rocky Fielding on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

He had won against Shakan Pitters on September 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Azeez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Azeez vs Edmondson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Azeez vs Edmondson?

Azeez vs Edmondson was broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Azeez vs Edmondson?

Dan Azeez was a 1/1 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Lewis Edmondson made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.