Sunny shines

DUBAI

MARCH 19

CROYDON’S Sunny Edwards won a 12-round decision over Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem on Saturday (March 19) to very little noise or fanfare in the Middle East. With victory, Edwards moved to No.1 in the flyweight rankings and defended his IBF strap.

The fight, an entertaining one, took place at Dubai’s Duty Free Tennis Stadium, where there appeared to be more people sitting ringside than in the stands. This, thankfully, had no bearing on Edwards’ performance, nor the quality of the fight, yet it was a shame nonetheless for an action-packed contest to play out against a backdrop of