Edwards vs Waseem

Who won Edwards vs Waseem?

Sunny Edwards beat Muhammad Waseem by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 19th March 2022 at Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 115-111, 115-111 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 vacant IBF flyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Prograis vs McKenna.

Edwards vs Waseem stats

Back in March 2022, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Muhammad Waseem made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Waseem had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Edwards' 24%.

Sunny Edwards was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Waseem had a height advantage of 3 inches over Edwards. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Sunny Edwards & Muhammad Waseem fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 11 months later than Waseem, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, 170 to Waseem's 101.

Muhammad Waseem was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 14 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Edwards vs Waseem form

Sunny Edwards had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jayson Mama on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Moruti Mthalane on 30th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Thomas Essomba on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had defeated Marcel Braithwaite on 21st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had won against Hugo Rosendo Guarneros on 14th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Waseem had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Robert Barrera on 26th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight eliminator fight at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Ganigan Lopez on 22nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai.

Going into that contest, he had beat Conrado Tanamor on 13th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai.

Before that, he had been beaten by Moruti Mthalane on 15th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He had won against Jose Luis Calvo on 30th September 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Gimnasio Pandeportes-La Basita, David, Panama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sunny Edwards had been fighting more than Muhammad Waseem.

Going to this contest, Sunny Edwards had last fought 3 months and 8 days ago, while Muhammad Waseem's last outing had been 3 months and 21 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Waseem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Waseem start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:20 PM UTC at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 3:20 PM EST or 12:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:20 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Waseem?

The Fubo Sports Network show is expected to begin at 12:45 PM EST / 9:45 AM PST. The Eurosport 2 broadcast of the card is expected to start at 4:45 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Edwards vs Waseem?

Sunny Edwards was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Muhammad Waseem made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+850) with oddsmakers.