On December 22, 2018, Cristofer Rosales (28-3, 19 KOs), the flyweight WBC champion, defends his title against British challenger, Charlie Edwards (13-1, 6 KOs).
Cristofer Rosales is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Paddy Barnes, 4 months and 4 days ago. Charlie Edwards is on a 5-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Anthony Nelson, 6 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 80.8-19.2 in favor of Cristofer Rosales. Charlie Edwards is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Rosales should win this fight.
Charlie Edwards defeated Cristofer Rosales via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Edwards improves his record to 14-1, while Rosales adds a loss to his record at 28-4.