Edwards vs Gallardo

Who won Edwards vs Gallardo?

Sunny Edwards beat Hiram Gallardo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 13th, 2019, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 99-90, 99-90 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 Nathan Gorman for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Joe Joyce beat Bryant Jennings, Archie Sharp defeated Jordan McCorry, and Liam Williams was victorious over Karim Achour.

Edwards vs Gallardo stats

Back in July 2019, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hiram Gallardo made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Edwards had a slight advantage in power over Gallardo, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Gallardo's 33%.

Sunny Edwards was the older man by 28 years, at 23 years old.

Gallardo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Edwards. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Sunny Edwards and Hiram Gallardo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 2 months later than Gallardo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 92 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Gallardo's 93.

Sunny Edwards went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Edwards vs Gallardo form

Edwards had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Junior Granados on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryan Farrag on October 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cristian Narvaez on June 30, 2018, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Arena (formerly Odyssey Arena), Northern Ireland.

Before that, he had defeated Patrik Bartos on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

He had won against Ross Murray on November 27, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Grange St Paul's Hotel, Godliman Street, London.

Activity check

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Gallardo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Gallardo?

Edwards vs Gallardo was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Gallardo?

Sunny Edwards was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Hiram Gallardo made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.