Charlie Edwards (boxer)

Charlie Edwards (born 8 February 1993) is a British professional boxer who has held the WBC World flyweight title, the British super-flyweight title and the European bantamweight title during his career. He is the older brother of former flyweight world champion, Sunny Edwards.^[1]

Charlie Edwards
Born	Charlie Edwards (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 32) Sutton, London, England
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Super flyweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	66 in (168 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	20
Wins by KO	7
Losses	2
No contests	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  England European Championships 2011 Ankara Light-flyweight Great Britain Championships 2010 Liverpool Light-flyweight 2011 London Light-flyweight Amateur Boxing Association Championships 2011 Colchester Light-flyweight 2014 Liverpool Flyweight

Early life

Edwards was born on 8 February 1993, in Sutton. He started boxing at the age of 11 as a means to lose weight and it was apparent early on that there existed a bright path for him within the sport if pursued with true commitment . He would then go on to represent the long-standing Repton Boxing Club in London, whilst also getting his brother Sunny into boxing. He grew up being influenced by legendary boxers Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny Pacquiao.^[2]

Amateur career

He won the 2011 Amateur Boxing Association British light-flyweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC. Three years later in 2014 he won the flyweight title boxing out of Repton ABC.^[3]

Professional career

Edwards turned professional in 2015, debuting at The O2 Arena with a fourth-round technical knockout win. Edwards compiled a record of 13–1, and was ranked #15 by the WBC^[4] before shocking and defeating Cristofer Rosales to win the WBC flyweight title.^[5]

In September 2016 on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook title clash at the O2 Arena in London, England. Edwards challenged IBF flyweight champion John Riel Casimero but lost via 10th round stoppage, suffering his first professional defeat.^[6]

On 31 August 2019, Edwards defended his title against Julio Cesar Martínez at the O2 Arena on the undercard of Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Luke Campbell.^[7] Martínez came out determined and managed to stop Edwards with 1:43 left in the third round. Edwards was not able to beat the count, and initially Martínez was awarded a knockout victory. After the video replay was shown, it was evident that Martínez had hit Edwards with a body shot with the latter already on the floor with one knee. The fight would therefore be ruled a no contest, with WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ordering an immediate rematch.^[8]

In October 2019, he announced that he had vacated the WBC flyweight title due to health concerns over making weight at flyweight.^[9]

On 27 September 2024, Edwards won the European bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over defending champion Thomas Essomba at York Hall in London.^[10][11] He vacated the title in January 2025 without making any defenses.^[12]

Edwards challenged British, Commonwealth and WBC Silver bantamweight champion Andrew Cain at Liverpool Arena on 15 March 2025.^[13] He lost by split decision with one of the ringside judges scoring the fight 115–113 in his favour while his two colleagues had it 116–112 and 115–114 respectively for Cain.^[14][15]

Professional boxing record

22 fights	20 wins	1 loss
By knockout	7	1
By decision	13	0
No contests	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Loss	20–2 (1)	Andrew Cain	SD	12	15 Mar 2025	Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England	For the British, Commonwealth and WBC Silver bantamweight titles
22	Win	20–1 (1)	Thomas Essomba	UD	12	27 Sep 2024	York Hall, London, England	Won European bantamweight title
21	Win	19–1 (1)	Georges Ory	UD	10	12 Apr 2024	York Hall, London, England	Won vacant WBC International Silver bantamweight title
20	Win	18–1 (1)	Darwing Martinez	PTS	6	9 Jun 2023	Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
19	Win	17–1 (1)	Jacob Barreto	TKO	2 (8), 1:35	3 Dec 2021	York Hall, London, England
18	Win	16–1 (1)	Kyle Williams	PTS	10	26 Sep 2020	York Hall, London, England
17	NC	15–1 (1)	Julio Cesar Martínez	TKO	3 (12), 1:43	31 Aug 2019	The O2 Arena, London, England	Retained WBC flyweight title; Originally KO win for Martinez, later ruled NC after Edwards hit while on one knee
16	Win	15–1	Angel Moreno	UD	12	23 Mar 2019	Copper Box Arena, London, England	Retained WBC flyweight title
15	Win	14–1	Cristofer Rosales	UD	12	22 Dec 2018	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won WBC flyweight title
14	Win	13–1	Anthony Nelson	TKO	3 (10), 2:48	16 Jun 2018	Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England	Won vacant WBA Continental super flyweight title
13	Win	12–1	Ricky Little	TKO	1 (8), 2:49	3 Feb 2018	The O2 Arena, London, England
12	Win	11–1	Craig Derbyshire	PTS	8	13 Oct 2017	York Hall, London, England
11	Win	10–1	Iain Butcher	UD	12	15 Apr 2017	The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland	Won vacant British super flyweight title
10	Win	9–1	Georgi Georgiev	TKO	3 (6), 2:14	26 Nov 2016	Wembley Arena, London, England
9	Loss	8–1	John Riel Casimero	TKO	10 (12), 1:57	10 Sep 2016	The O2 Arena, London, England	For IBF flyweight title
8	Win	8–0	Jose Aguilar	UD	6	16 Jul 2016	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
7	Win	7–0	Luke Wilton	UD	10	27 Feb 2016	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	Won vacant WBC International Silver flyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Phil Smith	TKO	6 (10), 0:47	21 Nov 2015	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	Retained English flyweight title
5	Win	5–0	Louis Norman	UD	10	12 Sep 2015	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won English flyweight title
4	Win	4–0	Juan Hinostroza	PTS	6	18 Jul 2015	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3	Win	3–0	Brett Fidoe	PTS	6	28 May 2015	York Hall, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Mikheil Soloninkini	TKO	3 (4), 2:00	28 Mar 2015	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
1	Win	1–0	Craig Derbyshire	TKO	4 (4), 2:54	31 Jan 2015	The O2 Arena, London, England

See also

• List of world flyweight boxing champions
• List of British world boxing champions