The champion stays in Edwards’ face and is justly rewarded, holding the Brit down and landing solid blows on his face and sides.
But the retreating Edwards is able to get a chance to counter and proves his mettle as a challenger, locking Usman down with his legs and getting clean punches in as Usman tries to break out.
Usman is able to turn and return some hits of his before the round ends.
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