Butler vs Edwards

When is Butler vs Edwards?

Paul Butler could fight Sunny Edwards in Early 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Butler vs Edwards stats

Paul Butler would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sunny Edwards would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Butler would have a large advantage in power over Edwards, boasting a 47% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 19%.

Paul Butler is the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Butler has a height advantage of 3 inches over Edwards. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Paul Butler and Sunny Edwards fight out of an orthodox stance.

Butler is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 89 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Edwards' 179.

Paul Butler goes into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Butler vs Edwards form

Paul Butler has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Jonas Sultan on April 22, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Willibaldo Garcia Perez on June 25, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Before that, he had been beaten by Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 5, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Stuart Hall on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Sunny Edwards has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Adrian Curiel on June 29, 2024, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on December 16, 2023, by technical decision in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andres Campos on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Felix Alvarado on November 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

He had beaten Muhammad Waseem on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Sunny Edwards has been fighting more than Paul Butler.

Paul Butler last fought 2 years, 1 month and 9 days ago, while Sunny Edwards' last outing was 6 months and 24 days ago.

Butler's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

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