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title: "Sunny Edwards Keen On All-British World Title Fight"
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published: "2022-05-17T10:44:46Z"
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# Sunny Edwards Keen On All-British World Title Fight

IBF Flyweight champion Sunny Edwards wants to jump two weight classes and fight bantamweight Paul Butler.

‘The Baby-Faced Assassin’ recently became a two-time world champion at 118lbs having beat Jonas Sultan to win the WBO interim last month. The 33-year-old was then [elevated to full status](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/casimero-stripped-of-wbo-title-butler-elevated/) by the governing body following their decision to strip John Riel Casimero of his title.

[Edwards](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/edwards-outclasses-waseem-to-retain-world-flyweight-title/), who has made two defences of his title against Jayson Mama and Muhammad Waseem, says he is deadly serious about making the leap if Butler accepts. However, the brash 26-year-old isn’t confident a fight between the two will happen.

“I am one billion per cent serious about fighting Paul Butler. I don’t say things that I don’t mean. Not in boxing, not in my private life,” said Edwards.

“It’s a fight I’d be 100% confident with. It would be an all-British world title fight, but I couldn’t really see it happening, if I’m honest, because if I was [Paul Butler](https://wp.boxing-social.com/features/paul-butler-ive-got-no-miles-on-the-clock/), I would stay every possible mile in this world away from me and I think that will be the response.”