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Edwards’ decisions outside the ring can often distract from his talents inside it. He has a constant presence on social media and has even posted his GSCE and A-Level results on Twitter to prove a point to a fan who questioned his intelligence.

The Croydon fighter thinks he has “at least a mild case of ADHD” but is wary of seeking an official diagnosis. The rise of TikTok and the movement of mental health has helped him understand his “scatter brain” more in recent months.

But he admits he has made mistakes. He says he will probably continue to make mistakes.

“I’m a humble, 26 year-old boxer who doesn’t know as much about the world as I think I do on Twitter,” he says.

One of those mistakes might be his association with Daniel Kinahan. The Irishman was sanctioned by US authorities in April, accused of being a key figure of a global organised crime group.

Kinahan was allowed to operate freely in boxing as an advisor, setting up a promotional and management company MTK Global in Spain, which underwent a rebranding in 2017 in an attempt to publicly distance themselves from its co-founder.

Edwards was signed to MTK and one of several fighters to publicly back Kinahan “as a legitimate business” last year before cutting all ties.

“Loyalty” he says is part of what drove him to defend a then under-fire Kinahan. Edwards says building a core team you can rely on is the most difficult thing in a sport with little oversight from a global authority.

He asks why boxers have been lambasted for their relationships with Kinahan when broadcasters and promoters were happy to do deals with him.

“I did have a relationship with Daniel, but at the time he was working in boxing. Every promoter was working with him, making fights. That’s facts,” he says.

“I met a lot of promoters in and around having him involved. He’s no longer in boxing and now it’s about focusing on the future.

“It is one of those sensitive topics and a hard spot to really answer from because you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.”



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