Charlie Edwards saves his career after lost years – just don’t call it a comeback

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Charlie Edwards found his boxing heart and soul late last Friday night at York Hall in a fight for his life. After 10 rounds, Edwards was given a lopsided decision over Frenchman Georges Ory for a belt that guaranteed him a new world ranking, but the catchily-named WBC International silver bantamweight title and the promises that come with it were not the real prize in a fight he had to win. open image in gallery Edwards punished Georges Ory in his return to the big time Edwards, the older brother of former IBF flyweight title holder Sunny, is still only 31. In the summer of 2019, Edwards lost his WBC world flyweight title at the O2 when he was dropped in the third round and then hit on the canvas by Julio Cesar Martinez.