Edwards vs Braithwaite

Who won Edwards vs Braithwaite?

Sunny Edwards beat Marcel Braithwaite by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 21st, 2019, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 118-109 in favor of winner Sunny 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Kyotaro Fujimoto. Also on the undercard Tommy Fury beat Przemyslaw Binienda, Liam Williams defeated Alantez Fox, and Archie Sharp was victorious over Artjoms Ramlavs.

Edwards vs Braithwaite stats

Back in December 2019, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcel Braithwaite made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Edwards had a massive power advantage over Braithwaite, boasting a 31% knockout percentage compared to Braithwaite's 0%.

Sunny Edwards was the younger man by 2 years, at 23 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 1 inch over Braithwaite.

Both Sunny Edwards and Marcel Braithwaite fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months earlier than Braithwaite, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Braithwaite's 136.

Edwards vs Braithwaite form

Sunny Edwards had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Hugo Rosendo Guarneros on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Hiram Gallardo on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Junior Granados on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Farrag on October 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Cristian Narvaez on June 30, 2018, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Arena (formerly Odyssey Arena), Northern Ireland.

Activity check

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Braithwaite start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT 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 Edwards vs Braithwaite?

Edwards vs Braithwaite was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Braithwaite?

Sunny Edwards was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Marcel Braithwaite made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.