On March 19, 2022, a 34-year-old Muhammad Waseem (12-1, 8 KOs) got a shot at the flyweight IBF title held by 26-year-old English boxer Sunny Edwards (17-0, 4 KOs).
Waseem came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Edwards was on a 17-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 8 days.
Sunny Edwards defeated Muhammad Waseem via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Edwards improves his record to 18-0, while Waseem adds a loss to his record at 12-2.
On July 15, 2018, 30-year-old Muhammad Waseem (8-0, 6 KOs) and 35-year-old Moruti Mthalane (35-2, 24 KOs) fought for the vacant IBF flyweight title.
Waseem came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 15 days. Mthalane was on a 12-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 18 days.
Moruti Mthalane defeated Muhammad Waseem via unanimous decision . Mthalane improves his record to 36-2, while Waseem adds a loss to his record at 8-1.