Edwards vs Curiel

Who won Edwards vs Curiel?

Sunny Edwards beat Adrian Curiel by technical decision in their 9 round contest on Saturday, June 29th, 2024, at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced as 90-82, 88-84, 87-85 in favor of winner Sunny Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada losing to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez for the WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Yamileth Mercado beat Ramla Ali, Arturo Popoca defeated Danny Barrios Flores, Gabriel Muratalla was victorious over Carlos Fontes, Fabian Rojo beat Daniel Gonzalez, and Leonardo Rubalcava defeated William Flenoy.

Edwards vs Curiel stats

Back in June 2024, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Adrian Curiel made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Curiel had a slight advantage in power over Edwards, with a 21% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 20%.

Sunny Edwards was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Curiel had a height advantage of 1 inch over Edwards.

Both Sunny Edwards and Adrian Curiel fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months later than Curiel, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Curiel's 209.

Sunny Edwards went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at flyweight.

Edwards vs Curiel form

Sunny Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on December 16, 2023, by in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andres Campos on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Felix Alvarado on November 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Jayson Mama on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai.

Adrian Curiel had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sivenathi Nontshinga on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Sivenathi Nontshinga on November 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ivan Garcia Carrillo on August 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Before that, he had drawn with Jose Ramirez Armenta on June 17, 2023, by technical draw in their 10 round contest at Mexico City, Distrito Federal.

He had drawn with Arnulfo Salvador Rodriguez on February 24, 2023, by unanimous draw in their 8 round contest at Hermosillo, Sonora.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adrian Curiel had been fighting more than Sunny Edwards.

Going into this contest, Sunny Edwards had last fought 6 months and 13 days ago, while Adrian Curiel's last outing had been 4 months and 13 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Curiel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Curiel start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Curiel?

Edwards vs Curiel was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Curiel?

Sunny Edwards was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Adrian Curiel made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.