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| LONDON, JUNE 23 – Sunny Edwards hopes the collapse of Julio Cesar Martinez’s latest title defence does not prevent the “biggest fight in the flyweight division” from happening. ‘Showtime’ has confirmed he is “aggressively” chasing a fight with the Mexican and is keeping his fingers crossed that Martinez retains his WBC belt, despite pulling out of a fight with interim champion McWilliams Arroyo through illness. Edwards, who owns the IBF crown, has made it clear that he wants a unification showdown with Martinez and hoped a win for ‘El Rey’ in Texas on Saturday night, would open the door for their fight later in the year. But Martinez, who had pulled out of a fight with Arroyo twice before, now awaits a ruling from the WBC, to see if he will retain his title and keep alive a huge clash with Edwards for two belts. EDWARDS VS MARTINEZ FIGHT ‘MADE LIVE ON AIR’ WATCH EDWARDS TITLE DEFENCE VS MAMA “I was disappointed to hear the news that Martinez had pulled out the fight and it’s frustrating as we’ve all been waiting for a conclusion to this saga, only for the fight to go down again,” Edwards told Probellum.com. “But I hope Martinez makes the best recovery and I hope he retains his title, to protect the biggest fight in the flyweight division, period. “I also don’t want the fight between Martinez and Arroyo to be stalling our fight, because I’ve been waiting a long time, and hopefully we can get it on.” Edwards not only wants to become a unified champion in the 112lbs division, but he also is determined to stop Martinez’s record against British fighters. “I am aggressively looking to make that fight happen and I am quietly confident it will,” he added. “It is the best fight for the both of us, there is already a backstory and Martinez has got as big a name in the UK, as he does in Mexico. “He’s already beaten Andrew Selby, and been in with my brother Charlie and Jay Harris so I need to stop his Canelo-esque run of beating British fighters!” To keep up to date with the latest news on Edwards’ hopes of landing the Martinez fight, sign up to our newsletter?or follow Probellum on?Instagram,?Twitter?and?Facebook.??? You can also follow our official news, results, and information account, Probellum News, on Twitter.?? |
| About Probellum??? Launched in September 2021, Probellum is a global boxing promoter, and the fastest-growing brand in the sport. Following the success of the opening two shows in December 2021, Probellum has already held back-to-back world championship nights in Dubai, as well as a packed card in Newcastle. The world title action then headed to Liverpool last month where Paul Butler won the WBO bantamweight crown. Probellum’s elite stable of fighters also includes Nonito Donaire, Regis Prograis, Estelle Mossely, Sunny Edwards, Eimantas Stanionis, Donnie Nietes and Dina Thorslund. But the company has also recruited the next generation of stars with Peter McGrail, Mark Dickinson and Pat and Luke McCormack, Shabaz Masoud and Spencer Wilcox among the young talents under the Probellum umbrella. Since launching, Probellum has signed co-promotional partnerships with some of the biggest promoters globally, including DiBella Entertainment (US), Wasserman (Germany), Universum (Germany), GYM (Canada), Maravilla Box (Spain), Team Ellis (Australia), Titov Boxing Promotions (Russia), Volcano Boxing (El Salvador), BXSTRS Promotions (Mexico), PR Best (Puerto Rico) Glozier Boxing (New Zealand), Box Office Sports (Ghana) and LNK Boxing (Latvia).???? |
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