Joshua Edwards

Olympian 2024

Athlete Bio#

Joshua Edwards posing with a ticket to Paris while wearing Olympic rings-shaped sunglasses

Height

6'3"

Age

Hometown

Houston, TX

Personal

Started boxing at six years old
Played basketball in high school, but followed his father's footsteps into boxing full-time
Prides himself on having an upbeat and fun attitude in and out of the ring
Claims defense as his advantage over his opponents
Named boxer Roy Jones Jr. as one of his idols
Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 after winning gold at the Pan American Games Santiago 2023
Is the first Houston, Texas, super heavyweight boxer since George Foreman to qualify for an Olympic Games

Career Highlights

Pan American Games Santiago 2023, gold medal
2022 AMBC Elite Championships, 3rd place
2021 USA Boxing Elite National Championships, 1st place
2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, 5th place

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian

Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (+92kg - Men)

Athlete News#

Houston’s Joshua Edwards Is Ready To Show Olympic Super Heavyweights ‘Something The Division Has Never Seen’
Joshua Edwards has boxed ever since he was 6 years old. It was a path that his father, himself a boxer, had wanted the youngest of his four kids to take.But during his sophomore year of high school, Edwards had other thoughts. He put down his boxing gl...
Jul 28, 2024

Photos of Joshua Edwards#

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