Who won Edwards vs Mama?
Sunny Edwards beat Jayson Mama by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai.
The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 118-109, 118-109 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 contest was for the IBF flyweight championship of the world.
The undercard featured the clash of Nietes vs Jimenez.
Edwards vs Mama stats
Back in December 2021, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jayson Mama made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Mama had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 56% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 25%.
Sunny Edwards was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.
Mama had a height advantage of 1 inch over Edwards. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Sunny Edwards and Jayson Mama fought out of an orthodox stance.
Edwards was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 months later than Mama, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Mama's 131.
Jayson Mama was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 112lb division.
Edwards vs Mama form
Sunny Edwards had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Moruti Mthalane on April 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Thomas Essomba on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Marcel Braithwaite on December 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.
Before that, he had won against Hugo Rosendo Guarneros on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.
He had beaten Hiram Gallardo on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
What time did Edwards vs Mama start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:15 PM UTC at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 2:15 PM EST or 11:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:15 PM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Edwards vs Mama?
The AXS TV show began at 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST. The FreeSports broadcast of the card started at 5:30 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Edwards vs Mama?
Sunny Edwards was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Jayson Mama made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.
