Edwards returns to action this weekend when he defends his IBF 112lb title against Andres Campos live on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and is hoping a win can open the door for fights with the likes of Martinez. 

However, when it came to speaking about the Mexican, Edwards was quick to criticise his legitimacy as a world champion and others when it comes to his quest to become an undisputed champion. 

"It sickens me, it pains me that there’s three other people at my weight that walk around saying the same s—t that I say. The fact that with professional boxing you can’t force someone in the ring with you and they can go round showing off a belt, like look at Martinez for f—s sake – that’s terrible," Edwards said. 

"I genuinely believe, how can he even consider himself a world champion?

"He won it as a vacant title, failed a drugs test, same fights rescheduled rescheduled rescheduled, fighting easy opposition that I’d get slaughtered for.

"Every single fight that he gets is easy, terrible records like 11-3 and 15-7, like what? You’re meant to be a world champion."

Edwards has previous history with Martinez after the Mexican beat his brother Charlie in controversial circumstances four years ago.