The admission from Edwards, 28, came shortly after DAZN cameras picked up a sobering exchange between the former champion and his cornermen following an action-packed second round of their interim title bout. "Do you want me to be real with you?" Edwards said to his coach. "I don't even want to be here."

There was little to chose between former world champion Sunny Edwards and Olympic gold medalist Galal Yafai heading into their flyweight showdown. Once the bell went, Yafai handed out a one-sided beatdown.

Galal Yafai destroyed a listless and often worrying Sunny Edwards tonight in Birmingham, England, claiming the interim WBC flyweight title with a sixth round TKO victory. Yafai (9-0, 7 KO) brought heavy pressure to Edwards (21-2,