Charlie Edwards (boxer)


Charlie Edwards 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.

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.

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.

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 before shocking and defeating Cristofer Rosales to win the WBC flyweight title.
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.
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. 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.
In October 2019, he announced that he had vacated the WBC flyweight title due to health concerns over making weight at flyweight.
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. He vacated the title in January 2025 without making any defenses.
Edwards challenged British, Commonwealth and WBC Silver bantamweight champion Andrew Cain at Liverpool Arena on 15 March 2025. 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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23LossAndrew CainSD1215 Mar 2025Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor the British, Commonwealth and WBC Silver bantamweight titles
22Win20–1 Thomas EssombaUD1227 Sep 2024York Hall, London, EnglandWon European bantamweight title
21Win19–1 Georges OryUD1012 Apr 2024York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant WBC International Silver bantamweight title
20Win18–1 Darwing MartinezPTS69 Jun 2023Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
19Win17–1 Jacob BarretoTKO2, 1:353 Dec 2021York Hall, London, England
18Win16–1 Kyle WilliamsPTS1026 Sep 2020York Hall, London, England
1715–1 Julio Cesar MartínezTKO3, 1:4331 Aug 2019The O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBC flyweight title;
Originally KO win for Martinez, later ruled NC after Edwards hit while on one knee
16Win15–1Angel MorenoUD1223 Mar 2019Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBC flyweight title
15Win14–1Cristofer RosalesUD1222 Dec 2018The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon WBC flyweight title
14Win13–1Anthony NelsonTKO3, 2:4816 Jun 2018Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandWon vacant WBA Continental super flyweight title
13Win12–1Ricky LittleTKO1, 2:493 Feb 2018The O2 Arena, London, England
12Win11–1Craig DerbyshirePTS813 Oct 2017York Hall, London, England
11Win10–1Iain ButcherUD1215 Apr 2017The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant British super flyweight title
10Win9–1Georgi GeorgievTKO3, 2:1426 Nov 2016Wembley Arena, London, England
9Loss8–1John Riel CasimeroTKO10, 1:5710 Sep 2016The O2 Arena, London, EnglandFor IBF flyweight title
8Win8–0Jose AguilarUD616 Jul 2016Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
7Win7–0Luke WiltonUD1027 Feb 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBC International Silver flyweight title
6Win6–0Phil SmithTKO6, 0:4721 Nov 2015Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained English flyweight title
5Win5–0Louis Norman1012 Sep 2015The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon English flyweight title
4Win4–0Juan HinostrozaPTS618 Jul 2015Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3Win3–0Brett Fidoe628 May 2015York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Mikheil SoloninkiniTKO3, 2:0028 Mar 2015Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
1Win1–0Craig Derbyshire4, 2:5431 Jan 2015The O2 Arena, London, England