Edwards vs Yafai

When is Edwards vs Yafai?

Sunny Edwards could square off against Galal Yafai in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

Edwards vs Yafai stats

Sunny Edwards would step into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Galal Yafai would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 7 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Yafai would have a massive power advantage over Edwards, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Edwards' 20%.

Sunny Edwards is the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

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

Both Sunny Edwards & Galal Yafai fight out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards is currently 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 has fought 130 more professional rounds, 170 to Yafai's 40.

Sunny Edwards goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 5 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at flyweight.

Galal Yafai is currently ranked number 11 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Edwards vs Yafai form

Sunny Edwards has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on 16th December 2023 by in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Felix Alvarado on 11th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

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

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.

Yafai remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Agustin Mauro Gauto on 6th April 2024 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Tommy Frank on 19th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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

He had beat Gohan Rodriguez Garcia on 5th November 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Galal Yafai has been fighting more than Sunny Edwards.

Sunny Edwards last fought 10 months and 10 days ago, while Galal Yafai's last outing was 6 months and 20 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Yafai's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

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