On September 10, 2016, a 23-year-old Charlie Edwards (8-0, 3 KOs) got a shot at the flyweight IBF title held by 27-year-old Filipino boxer Johnriel Casimero (22-3, 14 KOs).
Edwards came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days. Casimero was on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 16 days.
John Riel Casimero stopped Charlie Edwards via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Casimero improves his record to 23-3 (15 KOs), while Edwards adds a loss to his record at 8-1.