Sunny Edwards (18-0, 4 KOs) and Deontay Wilder now they also have in common that both at one time beat up Internet trolls who persistently pestered them on social networks.
The 26-year-old Englishman has held the IBF flyweight title (50.8 kg) for fifteen months. He defended this title twice, the last time it was Muhammad Wasim in March in Dubai. Recently, Edwards also had another fight, a much easier one. Before him was an opponent who had something to say or write, and even worse, it seemed to him that he knew how to fight.
What's more, one Fab Tanga spent £110 on a train ticket to get a hard lesson from the champion. As soon as he posted a photo of himself in the gym where the boxer trains daily and tagged it on Twitter, Edwards quickly changed his plans and went to the gym with his two children. The troll was at first against sparring in front of children, but there was no turning back.
Edwards outfitted his "opponent" with the right gear, donned heavy sparring gloves, and hit much softer than Wilder had done a few years ago. Sparring with Tanga even reached the second round, but it was not enough for the third.