Moruti Mthalane vs. Sunny Edwards: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream

Sunny Edwards hopes to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Charlie and become a world flyweight boxing champion when he challenges veteran incumbent Moruti Mthalane on Friday.

Charlie was WBC flyweight champion for 10 months in 2018-19 before vacating the belt due to health concerns over making the 112lbs cut, and Sunny will become IBF titleholder if he can dethrone South Africa's Mthalane.

Mthalane is approaching the third anniversary of his title win and already has three successful defences to his name, the most recent coming when he stopped lower-weight boxing great Akira Yaegashi in his own home country on Dec. 23, 2019 in Yokohama, Japan. Will he do the exact same thing to Edwards?

Also on the card, Irish Olympian and professional prospect Michael Conlan continues his charge towards a world title opportunity of his own.

Here's how you can watch Moruti Mthalane vs. Sunny Edwards.

When is Mthalane vs. Edwards? Date, start time

• Date: Friday, April 30
• Time: 7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET
• Main event (approx): 10:30 p.m. BST/5:30 p.m. ET

Coverage of the fight card begins at 19:00 local time in London, which is 14:00 on the East coast of the United States. Main event ringwalks are anticipated around 22:30 local time, though as ever with boxing the exact start of the final contest depends on how long those before it end up running.

What channel/stream is Mthalane vs. Edwards?

• U.K.: BT Sport 1
• U.S.: ESPN+

BT Sport will air the card live in the United Kingdom, which includes their TV channel as well as on-the-go via their app. In the United States, ESPN+ will be showing the fight.

Where is the Mthalane vs. Edwards fight?

The card takes place at London's iconic fight sport venue York Hall in Bethnal Green, East London. The venue will be fully up to date on the latest COVID-19 protocol. Edwards has fought there twice before, while this is the defending champion's first ever bout in Britain.

Moruti Mthalane record and bio

• Nationality: South African
• Date of birth: October 6, 1982
• Height: 5'5 1/2"
• Reach: 66 1/2"
• Total fights: 41
• Record: 39-2, 26 KOs

Sunny Edwards record and bio

• Nationality: English
• Date of birth: January 1, 1996
• Height: 5'3"
• Reach: n/a
• Total fights: 15
• Record: 15-0, 4 KOs

Mthalane vs. Edwards card in full

• Moruti Mthalane (c) vs Sunny Edwards IBF flyweight championship
• Michael Conlan vs Ionut Baluta, super-bantamweight
• Troy Williamson vs Kieran Smith, super-welterweight
• Ryan Garner vs Paul Holt, super-featherweight
• Joshua Frankham vs Naheem Ali, super-welterweight