British Professional Boxer Charlie Edwards

<p><strong>Charlie Edwards</strong>&nbsp;is a British&nbsp;professional boxer&nbsp;who is the current <strong>WBC Flyweight champion</strong>. &nbsp;As of January 2019, Edwards is ranked as the best flyweight in the world by&nbsp;<strong>BoxRec</strong> third best by the&nbsp;<strong>Transnational Boxing Rankings Board</strong> and 5th best by&nbsp;<strong>The Ring</strong>.</p> <p>Edwards took up boxing at the age of 11 to lose weight but it was quickly apparent the sport could provide more than the odd sweat session.</p> <p>‘Real Deal’ went on to fight for the famous <strong>Repton ABC</strong> and also brought his little brother Sunny into the sport.</p> <p>Influenced by the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny Pacquiao, Edwards’ improvement was remarkable and he became a two-time ABA Elite champion, a European bronze medallist and a five-time Great Britain Senior champion.<br> <br> Edwards, who turned professional at the start of 2015, is an advocate of meditation and spirituality.</p> <p>Edwards compiled a record of 13-1 before facing and defeating Nicaraguan fighter Cristofer Rosales to win the&nbsp;<strong>WBC&nbsp;Flyweight title</strong>.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/support</a>