Paul Edwards | |
Realname: | Paul Edwards |
Weight: | Flyweight |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1986 |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 11 |
Wins: | 9 |
Losses: | 2 |
Ko: | 3 |
Paul Edwards (born 1 October 1986) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2012. He held the British flyweight title from 2010 to 2011, and challenged once for the Commonwealth flyweight title in 2012.
Edwards won the 2006 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Salisbury ABC.[1]
Edwards made his professional debut on 19 July 2008, winning a four-round points decision over Robert Palmer at the Olympia in Liverpool. He won his next 6 fights before facing Shinny Bayaar for the British flyweight title on 15 Dec 2010, at the Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Edwards won by first round technical knockout (TKO) after Bayaar suffered a cut above his left eye.
On 11 June 2011, Edwards made the first defence of his British flyweight title against Chris Edwards at the Olympia, Liverpool. Edwards lost the title by split decision, with one judge’s scorecard reading 115–114, and the other two 113–115.[2]
On 19 May 2012, Edwards challenged Kevin Satchell for the Commonwealth flyweight title at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool. Edwards lost via tenth-round stoppage. This would be Edwards' last fight.[3]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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11 | Loss | 9-2 | Kevin Satchell | RTD | 10 (12), | 19 May 2012 | ||
10 | Win | 9-1 | Stefan Slavchev | RTD | 2 (6) | 3 Mar 2012 | ||
9 | Loss | 8-1 | Chris Edwards | SD | 12 | 11 Jun 2011 | ||
8 | Win | 8-0 | Shinny Bayaar | TKO | 1 (12) | 15 Dec 2010 | ||
7 | Win | 7-0 | Anwar Alfadli | PTS | 6 | 28 May 2010 | ||
6 | Win | 6-0 | Andy Bell | PTS | 6 | 5 Feb 2010 | ||
5 | Win | 5-0 | Francis Croes | PTS | 6 | 29 May 2009 | ||
4 | Win | 4-0 | Itsko Veselinov | TKO | 2 (4) | 17 Apr 2009 | ||
3 | Win | 3-0 | Elemir Rafael | PTS | 4 | 23 Jan 2009 | ||
2 | Win | 2-0 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 4 | 7 Nov 2008 | ||
1 | Win | 1-0 | Robert Palmer | PTS | 4 | 19 Jul 2008 | ||