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Charlie Edwards vs Angel Moreno result: Edwards retains flyweight belt as Buatsi and Okolie impress

Edwards successfully defended his WBC flyweight title

Adam Hamdani
Saturday 23 March 2019 20:00 EDT
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Charlie Edwards made the first defence of his WBC flyweight title against Spain's Angel Moreno on an action-packed card at the Copper Box Arena.

The 26-year-old won the belt in stunning fashion from Cristofer Rosales back in December and impressed once more, winning every single round against Moreno in London.

Elsewhere, Lawrence Okolie won the commonwealth belt for a second time with a fourth round knockout of Wadi Camacho, Joshua Buatsi won the British title with an impressive third round stoppage of Liam Conroy and Lewis Ritson returned from his first career defeat with a points win at super-lightweight against German Benitez.

Recap on all the action below.

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Key information:

When and where is the fight?

The fight is on Saturday, March 23 at the Copper Box Arena in London.

What time will the main event ring walks be?

Ring walks for the main event will take place just after 10pm.

What is the full fight schedule?

Charlie Edwards vs Angel Moreno - WBC world flyweight title

Joshua Buatsi vs Liam Conroy - British light heavyweight title

Lawrence Okolie vs Wadi Camacho - British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles

Lewis Ritson vs German Argentino Benitez

Jason Quigley vs Mathia Eklund

Sean McGoldrick vs Sean Cairns

Shannon Courtenay vs Cristina Busuioc

Lewis Syrett vs Danail Stoyanov

Tom Ansell vs Chris Adaway

Charlie Edwards

"It was a punch-perfect, clinical boxing performance, just like I predicted.

"I'm going to go all the way and be a multi-weight world champion.

"It's just a dream come true.

"I want to build a legacy."

He lacks no confidence. None at all.

Adam Hamdani23 March 2019 23:02

And that is that!

Thank you for joining our live coverage of Charlie Edwards' first world title defence.

With such a packed boxing schedule throughout the year, we'll definitely be back soon enough to bring you more fight nights.

For now, the night belongs to team Edwards. Good night!

Adam Hamdani23 March 2019 23:05

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