Edwards vs Yafai

Who won Edwards vs Yafai?

Galal Yafai beat Sunny Edwards by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, November 30th, 2024, at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham.

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.

Also on the undercard Cameron Vuong was victorious over Gavin Gwynne, Kieron Conway beat Ryan Kelly for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight belt, Conah Walker defeated Lewis Ritson, Callum Smith was victorious over Carlos Galvan, Troy Jones beat Michael Stephenson, Taylor Bevan defeated Greg O’Neill, Ibraheem Sulaimaan was victorious over Marvin Solano, and Aaron Bowen beat James Todd.

Edwards vs Yafai stats

Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Galal Yafai made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 19%.

Sunny Edwards was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yafai. Despite this, Yafai had a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Yafai, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 136 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Yafai's 49.

Sunny Edwards went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at flyweight.

Galal Yafai was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Edwards vs Yafai form

Sunny Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Adrian Curiel on June 29, 2024, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on December 16, 2023, by technical decision in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andres Campos on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Felix Alvarado on November 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

He had defeated Muhammad Waseem on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Yafai remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sergio Orozco Oliva on September 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Agustin Mauro Gauto on April 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rocco Santomauro on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had beaten Tommy Frank on August 19, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

He had won against Moises Calleros on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at o2 Arena, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Sunny Edwards had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Galal Yafai's last outing had been 2 months and 2 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Yafai start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Yafai?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Edwards vs Yafai?

Sunny Edwards was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Galal Yafai made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.