Who won Edwards vs Georgiev?
Charlie Edwards beat Georgi Georgiev by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, November 26th, 2016, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
Edwards vs Georgiev stats
Back in November 2016, Charlie Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Georgi Georgiev made his way to the ring with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 2 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Georgiev had a large advantage in power over Edwards, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 38%.
Charlie Edwards was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 years old.
Both Charlie Edwards and Georgi Georgiev fought out of an orthodox stance.
Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Georgiev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 121 more professional rounds, totaling 155 compared to Georgiev's 34.
Edwards vs Georgiev form
Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Aguilar on July 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Luke Wilton on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Phil Smith on November 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
He had beaten Louis Norman on September 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
What time did Edwards vs Georgiev start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
What were the odds on Edwards vs Georgiev?
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