{"id":302688,"date":"2023-12-17T13:39:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302688"},"modified":"2023-12-17T13:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T13:39:10","slug":"sunny-edwards-told-he-quit-by-curtis-woodhouse-after-boxer-breaks-eye-socket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/sunny-edwards-told-he-quit-by-curtis-woodhouse-after-boxer-breaks-eye-socket\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Edwards told he ‘quit’ by Curtis Woodhouse after boxer breaks eye socket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Sunny Edwards was blasted by ex-footballer and regular social media sparring partner Curtis Woodhouse, after his disappointing first career loss in boxing. <\/p>\n

    Edwards, 27, dared to be brave when he put his IBF world flyweight championship on the line against WBO world flyweight champion Bam Rodriguez. Unfortunately for the Croydon based fighter, he suffered a huge injury to his left eye in the second round when Rodriguez caught him with a huge counter right cross.<\/p>\n

    Edwards tried to fight his way back into the contest, but the towel was thrown in by his corner when he was dropped for a third time in the ninth round. Despite the character he showed in the ring, Woodhouse, who became a professional boxer when he retired from football and went on to win the BBBofC British super lightweight championship in 2014, accused Edwards of giving up in the United States. <\/p>\n

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    The ex-Sheffield United player, who made three Premier League appearances, tweeted: "Biggest night of your life and you quit like a dog. Incredible to be honest, worked so hard to get to this point and you quit like that in front of the world!" <\/p>\n

    Woodhouse's comments did not go down well with the football and boxing public. One fan replied: "Why dig at him Curtis after he just gave us all an absolute war of a fight whilst it lasted? Brilliant for boxing I say fair play to the lad." <\/p>\n

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    A second also drew comparison with Woodhouse's chequered career as a manager for the likes of Sheffield FC and Goole, accusing him of "quitting about 5 times as a football manager". Meanwhile, other boxing fans said: "Sunny Edwards is a warrior." <\/p>\n

    Edwards and Woodhouse have had frequent clashes on the social media platform. However, the Matchroom boxing ace would not have been thinking about Woodhouse's comments or critiques on social media.<\/p>\n

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    After the fight, Edwards said: "This is a hell of a fighter. My tricks that usually get me out of the way of shots, he was getting on to them. I just couldn't see. From the second round, my eye was completely blurry and from about round six I got cut. It was getting hard in there, more through the vision."<\/p>\n

    He added: "I'm bitterly disappointed, but grateful to be in the main event. Flyweight boxers, we don't get this. I'll be back. Boxing is all I've got. Just a bit disappointed my eye went so early on. But, yes, no excuses from me." Edwards eventually confirmed he suffered a medial orbital fracture to his left eye which was caused by Rodriguez.<\/p>\n