SUNNY EDWARDS showed off the horror facial injuries he sustained following his first defeat as a professional.
The flyweight was beaten after nine brutal rounds by Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in Arizona.
Edwards was dropped but beat the count although he did not come out of the corner for the tenth round.
The Brit spoke out following the defeat online and revealed the extent of his injuries.
He posted: “Left eye went in the 2nd from a sharp jab.
“Was seeing double the majority of the fight. Enjoyed every moment of the event grateful to be a part of it all.
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“@210bam congratulations & well done on a great performance, been boxing 18 years & it’s never been like that.
“Medial orbital fracture. Sorry I couldn’t continue to the final bell, was genuinely worried about my eyesight.”
Edwards, 27, was gracious in defeat when probed post-fight.
He said: “I think it was a great fight, but, yeah, the better man won today.”
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Rodriguez, 23, added the IBF title to the WBO version he brought into the unification bout.
And he said: “I brought something out of him tonight that he couldn’t handle.
“He was a lot quicker than I thought; a lot smarter than I thought. I made him want to fight. He got caught.
“I’m just satisfied that I got the win, period. That was my main goal.
“But during camp, I knew I had what it took to knock him out or stop him and that’s what I did, so (that) just made the win that much better.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
