Edwards vs Aguilar

Who won Edwards vs Aguilar?

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 WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating Luke Campbell for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Joe Cordina beat Gavin Gwynne for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Hughie Fury was overcome by Alexander Povetkin and Joshua Buatsi was victorious over Ryan Ford.

Edwards vs Aguilar stats

Back in August 2019, Charlie Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julio Cesar Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Edwards' 40%.

Charlie Edwards was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Charlie Edwards & Julio Cesar Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 143 to Martinez's 137.

Edwards vs Aguilar 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 beat Angel Moreno on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Cristofer Rosales on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Nelson on 16th June 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had beat Ricky Little on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Craig Derbyshire on 13th October 2017 by points in the 8th round at York Hall, London.

Julio Cesar Martinez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Andrew Selby on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had won against Irvin Ordaz on 26th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Lienzo Charro, Jalisco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Victor Ruiz on 6th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

Before that, he had beat Juan Luis Lopez on 11th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal.

He had won against Ivan Meneses Flores on 7th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Domo del Parque San Rafael, Jalisco.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julio Cesar Martinez had been fighting more than Charlie Edwards.

Going to this contest, Charlie Edwards had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Julio Cesar Martinez's last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Aguilar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at 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 Aguilar?

Edwards vs Aguilar was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Aguilar?

Charlie Edwards was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Julio Cesar Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.