Edwards vs Ward

Who won Edwards vs Ward?

Rhys Edwards beat Thomas Patrick Ward by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, at Utilita Arena, Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Rhys Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jessica McCaskill losing to Lauren Price. Also on the undercard Mark Jeffers defeated Darren Johnstone, and Hughie Fury was victorious over Patrick Korte.

Edwards vs Ward stats

Back in May 2024, Rhys Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Thomas Patrick Ward made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Rhys Edwards was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Both Rhys Edwards and Thomas Patrick Ward fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 4 months later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 155 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Ward's 247.

Edwards vs Ward form

Ward had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Otabek Kholmatov on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eddy Valencia on June 12, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Thomas Essomba on October 17, 2020, by technical draw in their 10 round contest at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

Before that, he had beaten Jesse Angel Hernandez on February 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States.

He had won against Tom Tran on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 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 Ward start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Utilita Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Ward?

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

What were the odds on Edwards vs Ward?

Rhys Edwards was a 3/5 (-170) favorite going into the contest, while Thomas Patrick Ward made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.