Britain's newest World champion Charlie Edwards bestows advice upon his brother Sunny
World champion Charlie Edwards has assured his WBO European champion brother Sunny that he can turn his recent injury disappointment into a positive.
Unbeaten Sunny (10-0-KO3) suffered ruptured ankle ligaments in his recent victory over Junior Granados but Charlie believes the rehabilitation process can also be used to take stock and adopt a more measured approach to his rise.
Charlie, who was beaten in his first world title bout by John Riel Casimero after just eight professional fights, said: “As you saw with me and the Casimero fight, I rushed everything.
“Sunny doesn’t have to rush things the way I did. He’s only 22 and he can step by step his way all the way to the top, winning every title along the way.
“Sunny and I are always there for each other through thick and thin. We are a pair and we push each other. There’s healthy competition and we know we’ve got 120% support from each other.
“His injury got me down and I had to speak to him and tell him it could be a blessing in disguise. He’s gone massive in those last few fights and sometimes it’s good to slow down.”
Charlie Edwards rebuilt after the 2016 defeat to Casimero and fulfilled a childhood dream when he outpointed Cristofer Rosales to claim the WBC flyweight crown in December. Charlie is now looking for a unification showdown with IBF World flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane next.
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