Edwards vs Waseem

Who won Edwards vs Waseem?

Sunny Edwards beat Muhammad Waseem by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, 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 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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 knockout.

The stats suggested Waseem had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to 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 and 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 78 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared 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 December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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

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

Before that, he had defeated Marcel Braithwaite on December 21, 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 September 14, 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 November 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight eliminator fight at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Moruti Mthalane on July 15, 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 September 30, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 began at 12:45 PM EST / 9:45 AM PST. The Eurosport 2 broadcast of the card started at 4:45 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Edwards vs Waseem?

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