Edwards vs Butcher

Who won Edwards vs Butcher?

Charlie Edwards beat Iain Butcher by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 15th, 2017, at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-109, 120-108 in favor of winner Charlie Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Edwards vs Butcher stats

Back in April 2017, Charlie Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Iain Butcher made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Edwards had an advantage in power over Butcher, with a 44% knockout percentage compared to Butcher's 31%.

Charlie Edwards was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Both Charlie Edwards and Iain Butcher fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Butcher, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 155 compared to Butcher's 135.

Edwards vs Butcher form

Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Georgi Georgiev on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by John Riel Casimero on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Aguilar on July 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Luke Wilton on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Phil Smith on November 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Butcher start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Butcher?

Charlie Edwards was a 7/25 (-360) favorite going into the contest, while Iain Butcher made his way into the ring at 299/100 (+300) with oddsmakers.