Edwards vs Aguilar

Who won Edwards vs Aguilar?

The fight between Charlie Edwards and Julio Cesar Martinez finished in a no contest on Saturday, August 31st, 2019.

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 vacant 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 way of knockout.

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 knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to 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 and 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, totaling 143 compared 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 beaten Angel Moreno on March 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Cristofer Rosales on December 22, 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 June 16, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

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

He had defeated Craig Derbyshire on October 13, 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 March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico.

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

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

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

He had won against Ivan Meneses Flores on July 7, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Julio Cesar Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.