McGrail vs Edwards

Who won McGrail vs Edwards?

Peter McGrail beat Rhys Edwards by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 96-95, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Peter McGrail.

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 Oleksandr Usyk beating Tyson Fury for the The Ring Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Moses Itauma beat Demsey McKean, Serhii Bohachuk defeated Ishmael Davis, Johnny Fisher was victorious over Dave Allen, and Isaac Lowe lost to Lee McGregor.

McGrail vs Edwards stats

Peter McGrail stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rhys Edwards made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested McGrail had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 60% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 25%.

Peter McGrail was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Peter McGrail fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rhys Edwards was an orthodox fighter.

McGrail was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 10 months later than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 68 compared to Edwards' 92.

Rhys Edwards was ranked number 13 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

McGrail vs Edwards form

McGrail had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Brad Foster on September 28, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Marc Leach on April 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jarico O’Quinn on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Before that, he had won against Fran Mendoza on October 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Nicolas Nahuel Botelli on March 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

McGrail's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did McGrail vs Edwards start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast McGrail vs Edwards?

McGrail vs Edwards was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on McGrail vs Edwards?

Peter McGrail was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Rhys Edwards made his way into the ring at 16/5 (+320) with oddsmakers.