Briton Sunny Edwards defeats Muhammed Waseem on points to retain IBF flyweight title
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Sunny Edwards outclassed Jayson Mama in Dubai in December 2021 in his first defence of the IBF title
Sunny Edwards defended his IBF flyweight world title for the second time with a unanimous decision victory over Pakistan's Muhammad Waseem in Dubai.
The London fighter scored 115-111, 116-110, 115-111 on the three judges' scorecards to retain the title he won in April 2021.
Edwards, 26, took his record to 18-0.
Afterwards, he reiterated his desire to face WBC champion Julio Cesar Martinez of Mexico next in a unification fight.
"Muhammad is a world-class operator and he and his team came with a good game plan but I thought I was always one step ahead tonight," said Edwards.
"I now want the Ring Magazine belt and the WBC title. I know Martinez wants the fight so let's make it happen, it will be huge."
In the co-main event, Regis Prograis, the former WBA light-welterweight champion, stopped Northern Ireland's Tyrone McKenna in the sixth round.
American Prograis, 33, knocked McKenna down in the second round before the fight was called off because of a nasty gash above McKenna's eye.
The bout was an eliminator for the WBC super-lightweight title and victory means Prograis will fight for the belt held by Scotland's Josh Taylor.
However, Taylor appears likely to vacate the belt - and his other super-lightweight titles - to move up to welterweight.
At Wembley Arena in London, Russian David Avanesyan defended his European welterweight title with a first-round stoppage of Finland's Oskari Metz.
Avanesyan has been able to avoid the ban on Russian fighters following Russia's invasion of Ukraine as he fights under a Serbian license.
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- Published16 October 2022
