Sunny Edwards Puts on a Boxing Clinic to Retain His Title

Kenny Kay August 29, 2020

British world champion Sunny Edwards successfully defended his title by registering an impressive win over Thomas Essomba in the co-main event of tonight’s showdown.

Although the super-flyweight bout went the distance, Edwards outpointed his rival throughout the match. Starting from the first round, the 24-year-old looked sharp as he put on a flawless performance.

Sunny Edwards v Hugo Roseendo Guarneros. Vacant IBF International & WBO Intercontinental Flyweight Championship Championhip

That said, Essomba caught him off guard a couple of times. However, it was not enough for the Cameroonian to snatch the title.

Sunny Edwards is still your champion, and he is still the undefeated one

Although the judges’ had to decide Edwards‘ fate, the champion made an alarming statement with his recent win. Edwards overpowered Essomba on several occasions. He landed some crisp jabs and shifted stances to curb his rival from decoding the gameplan.

Yet Essomba went to deep waters with Edwards and tried to get his own momentum going. He responded with his own action but fell short in front of the champion’s swift jabs.

After finishing their in-ring war, Edwards seemed confident even before the results were made official. The judges scored the contest 117-112, 117-111, and 116-112 in favor of Edwards.

Edwards is now 15-0 in professional boxing with the IBF super-flyweight title still around his waist.

Essomba, on the other hand, faced his sixth pro boxing defeat against Edwards. His record now stands at 10-6. The Cameroonian might require a few more wins until he gets a shot at the title again.

Twitter reactions

Former WBC flyweight champion Charlie Edwards turned to Twitter and hailed his brother for notching a spectacular win. Charlie did not express much, but he said:  “AND STILL.”

British journalist Ben Davies also praised Edwards for his title defense and predicted a bright future for him. “Great fitness and movement throughout, top win,” wrote Davis on Twitter.

Sunny Edwards lived up to the hype and silenced a lot of his critics in a grand fashion.

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