Edwards vs Moreno

Who won Edwards vs Moreno?

Charlie Edwards beat Angel Moreno by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Copper Box Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Charlie 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 WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Joshua Buatsi was victorious over Liam Conroy for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship and Lawrence Okolie beat Wadi Camacho for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight belts.

Edwards vs Moreno stats

Back in March 2019, Charlie Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Angel Moreno made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Edwards had advantage in power over Moreno, with a 43% knock out percentage over Moreno's 32%.

Charlie Edwards was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moreno.

Both Charlie Edwards & Angel Moreno fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 143 to Moreno's 153.

Angel Moreno was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Edwards vs Moreno form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cristofer Rosales on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

He had won against Iain Butcher on 15th April 2017 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Activity check

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Moreno start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Moreno?

Edwards vs Moreno was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Moreno?

Charlie Edwards was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Angel Moreno made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.