Rosales vs Edwards

Who won Rosales vs Edwards?

Charlie Edwards beat Cristofer Rosales by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112 in favor of winner Charlie 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 WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Joshua Buatsi beat Renold Quinlan, David Price defeated Tom Little, and Ryan Walsh was victorious over Reece Bellotti for the BBBOC British Featherweight championship.

Rosales vs Edwards stats

Back in December 2018, Cristofer Rosales stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Charlie Edwards made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosales had a large advantage in power over Edwards, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 46%.

Cristofer Rosales was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Rosales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Edwards. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Cristofer Rosales and Charlie Edwards fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rosales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 130 more professional rounds, totaling 285 compared to Edwards' 155.

Charlie Edwards was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Rosales vs Edwards form

Rosales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Paddy Barnes on August 18, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Daigo Higa on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alexander Taylor on November 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua, Nicaragua.

Before that, he had beaten Martin Tecuapetla on July 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua.

He had been beaten by Andrew Selby on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Edwards had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Anthony Nelson on June 16, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ricky Little on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Craig Derbyshire on October 13, 2017, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Iain Butcher on April 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had beaten Georgi Georgiev on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cristofer Rosales had been fighting more than Charlie Edwards.

Going into this contest, Cristofer Rosales had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Charlie Edwards' last outing had been 6 months and 6 days ago.

Rosales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rosales vs Edwards start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Rosales vs Edwards?

Rosales vs Edwards was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Rosales vs Edwards?

Cristofer Rosales was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Charlie Edwards made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.