Sunny Edwards will defend his IBF flyweight world title against his mandatory challenger Muhammed Waseem.
Waseem challenged for a world title once before, when he took on and lost against Moruti Mthalane back in 2018.
The pair will fight in Dubai with Edwards hoping that a title defence - his second - would tee up a unification fight with current WBC champion Julio Cesar Martinez.
Here's everything you need to know about Edwards vs. Waseem.
When is Edwards vs. Waseem tonight? date, start time
- Date: Saturday, March 19
- Main card: 1 p.m. GMT / 9 a.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 5 p.m. GMT / 1 p.m. ET
The main card is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. GMT / 9 a.m. ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 5 p.m. GMT / 1 p.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts
What channel/stream is Edwards vs. Waseem tonight?
- U.S.: Discovery+
- UK: Eurosport
The fight will be streamed on Discovery+ in the U.S. and Eurosport in the UK.
Where is the Edwards vs. Waseem fight tonight?
The fight will take place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai.
Sunny Edwards record and bio
- Nationality: Great Britain
- Date of Birth: January 1st, 1996
- Height: 5' 3"
- Reach: N/A
- Total Fights: 17
- Record: 17-0 (4 KOs)
Muhammad Waseem Record and Bio
- Nationality: Pakistan
- Date of Birth: August 29th, 1987
- Height: 5' 6"
- Reach: 66.5"
- Total Fights: 13
- Record: 12-1 (8 KOs)
Edwards vs. Waseem fight card
- Sunny Edwards vs. Muhammad Waseem; IBF world flyweight title
- Regis Prograis vs. Tyrone McKenna; Super lightweight
- TJ Doheny vs. Cesar Juarez; Featherweight
- Hovhannes Bachkov vs. Cristian Rafael Coria; Super lightweight
- Peter McGrail vs. Uriel Lopez; Super bantamweight
- Faizan Anwar vs. Khojiakbar Qodirokhunov; Lightweight
- Fahad Al Bloushi vs. Mohamed Kashinde; Super featherweight
- Bader Samreen vs. Dennis Bartos; Lightweight
- Jamie King vs. Naveen Verma; Cruiserweight
- Khalid Ayub vs. Annem Sivareddy; Light heavyweight