{"id":25403,"date":"2026-02-03T19:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/rhys-edwards-welsh-featherweight-to-fight-gully-powar-for-british-title\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:04:48","slug":"rhys-edwards-welsh-featherweight-to-fight-gully-powar-for-british-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/rhys-edwards-welsh-featherweight-to-fight-gully-powar-for-british-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhys Edwards: Welsh featherweight to fight Gully Powar for British title"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Welshman Rhys Edwards will fight for a British title when he faces Gully Powar on the undercard of <\/b>Lauren Price’s world title defence<\/b><\/a> against Stephanie Aquino on 4 April in Cardiff.<\/b><\/p>\n

Edwards will challenge for the featherweight title at the Utilita Arena, which will be shown live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 20:00 GMT.<\/p>\n

Edwards, 25, says the opportunity is a career culmination for him.<\/p>\n

“Winning the British title has been a dream since I first started boxing,” he said. <\/p>\n

“I’ve worked my whole career for this moment, and now it’s time to make it count. To get this opportunity at home in Wales is a special feeling.”<\/p>\n

Edwards has just one defeat on his record, coming against Peter McGrail<\/a> in 2024, but bounced back with a routine win over Thomas Essomba last June.<\/p>\n

Wolverhampton fighter Powar, 23, is still making a name for himself in the division after catching the eye while competing in the WBC Boxing Grand Prix last year.<\/p>\n

Powar has 13 wins and one loss in his career.<\/p>\n

“This is my time to shine. I’ve been putting in the work behind the scenes and now everyone gets to see what I’m about,” Powar said.<\/p>\n

“I respect Rhys, but I’m coming to Cardiff to take that British title home.”<\/p>\n

Ben Shalom, who promotes Edwards, described the contest as “a fantastic British title fight between two young, hungry fighters”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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