Charlie Edwards vs Angel Moreno result: Edwards retains flyweight belt as Buatsi and Okolie impress

Edwards successfully defended his WBC flyweight title

Charlie Edwards

Charlie Edwards made the first defence of his WBC flyweight title against Spain's Angel Moreno on an action-packed card at the Copper Box Arena.

The 26-year-old won the belt in stunning fashion from Cristofer Rosales back in December and impressed once more, winning every single round against Moreno in London.

Elsewhere, Lawrence Okolie won the commonwealth belt for a second time with a fourth round knockout of Wadi Camacho, Joshua Buatsi won the British title with an impressive third round stoppage of Liam Conroy and Lewis Ritson returned from his first career defeat with a points win at super-lightweight against German Benitez.

Recap on all the action below.

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Key information:

When and where is the fight?

The fight is on Saturday, March 23 at the Copper Box Arena in London.

What time will the main event ring walks be?

Ring walks for the main event will take place just after 10pm.

What is the full fight schedule?

Charlie Edwards vs Angel Moreno - WBC world flyweight title

Joshua Buatsi vs Liam Conroy - British light heavyweight title

Lawrence Okolie vs Wadi Camacho - British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles

Lewis Ritson vs German Argentino Benitez

Jason Quigley vs Mathia Eklund

Sean McGoldrick vs Sean Cairns

Shannon Courtenay vs Cristina Busuioc

Lewis Syrett vs Danail Stoyanov

Tom Ansell vs Chris Adaway

Key Points

• Charlie Edwards retains WBC title with unanimous points win
• Joshua Buatsi wins British title with third round stoppage
• Lawrence Okolie secures commonwealth and British cruiserweight belts with fourth round KO of Wadi Camacho

[23 March 2019 19:21 · Adam Hamdani]

Round two:

Ritson's body work pays off some more but he has begun to throw some good combinations and is backing Benitez up against the ropes, commanding the ring.

Again though the away fighter keeps coming back, throwing his own punches but to no avail. 

[23 March 2019 19:25 · Adam Hamdani]

Round three:

Benitez's heart is something but his ability is not - and to be honest neither is Ritson's. But it's enough.

Towards the end of the round Benitez landed a nice straight right which clocked Ritson read in the face but other than that the Georgie was the busier of the two fighters.

[23 March 2019 19:29 · Adam Hamdani]

Round four:

Much better round for Benitez, who targets the body of Ritson but his lack of movement leaves him vulnerable every time he throws.

I'd give that one to him, not a great one for Ritson.

[23 March 2019 19:33 · Adam Hamdani]

Round five:

​Ritson really needs to step on the gas a little bit here. The fight is scheduled for 10 and he's not putting on the performance he needs.

Benitez stood his ground well and is gaining confidence.

[23 March 2019 19:34 · Adam Hamdani]

Meanwhile, tonight's headliner has arrived at the Copper Box!

Will he be leaving with the belt he brought to the arena?

[23 March 2019 19:37 · Adam Hamdani]

Round six:

Ritson seems to be getting a bit frustrated and has begun to go back to leading with his jab, following up with the body shots.

He landed a nice uppercut early in the round and takes that one.

[23 March 2019 19:38 · Adam Hamdani]

Ritson and Benitez clash at the Copper Box.

[23 March 2019 19:42 · Adam Hamdani]

Round seven:

Ritson landed a left and then a big right in that round and if he wasn't backing away at the time, Benitez could easily have gone down.

He stays in it though and at the moment, this one looks like it's going all 10.

[23 March 2019 19:45 · Adam Hamdani]

Round eight: 

Ritson landed some nice left hands to the body in that round but Benitez was relentless and just kept returning his own body shots, hurting Ritson.

An even round.

[23 March 2019 19:49 · Adam Hamdani]

Round nine:

This has been a far more difficult night's work for Ritson than he thought it would be.

The scoring judges have a tough decision to make, Benitez hasn't wavered at any point and despite that being a bit of a nothing round - going into the final one it's all up for grabs.