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| Born | 2 December 1987 [1] Yaounde, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Essomba (born 2 December 1987) is a Cameroonian-British professional boxer who has held the European bantamweight and Commonwealth flyweight titles. As an amateur, he represented Cameroon at the 2012 Olympics, reaching the round of 16 of the light-flyweight bracket.
Essomba fought in two Olympic games for the Cameroon boxing team; [2] at the 2012 Olympics in London, he was captain of the team and reached the last 16 of the light-flyweight division, being defeated by Paddy Barnes. [3] He defected in London, was given political asylum and indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, and became a British citizen soon after. [4] He resettled in Sunderland, where he has trained at the Olympian Gym. [2] In his professional career, he won the Commonwealth flyweight title in October 2015 and the English bantamweight title in March 2018. [5] [6]
| 23 fights | 13 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 8 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 23 | Loss | 13–9–1 | Charlie Edwards | UD | 12 | 27 Sep 2024 | York Hall, London, England | Lost the European bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 13–8–1 | Elie Konki | SD | 12 | 9 Feb 2024 | Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 21 | Win | 12–8–1 | Alessio Lorusso | UD | 12 | 20 May 2023 | Monza, Lombardia, Italy | Won European bantamweight title |
| 20 | Loss | 11–8–1 | Marcel Braithwaite | SD | 12 | 11 Nov 2022 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 19 | Win | 11–7–1 | Michael Nielsen | UD | 8 | 9 April 2022 | Graakjaer, Holstebro, Denmark | |
| 18 | Loss | 10–7–1 | Marc Leach | UD | 12 | 5 Jun 2021 | Sheffield Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England | |
| 17 | Draw | 10–6–1 | Thomas Patrick Ward | TD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England | Split TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash |
| 16 | Loss | 10–6 | Sunny Edwards | UD | 12 | 29 Aug 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | For IBF International super-flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 10–5 | Islander Kharsan | TKO | 3 (8), 1:24 | 16 Dec 2019 | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 14 | Win | 9–5 | Sean McGoldrick | UD | 10 | 2 Aug 2019 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBA Continental bantamweight title |
| 13 | Loss | 8–5 | Lee McGregor | KO | 12 (12), 1:38 | 13 Oct 2018 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 12 | Loss | 8–4 | Kyle Williams | SD | 10 | 9 Jun 2018 | Willows Banqueting Suite, Willenhall, England | Lost English bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Louis Norman | KO | 6 (10), 1:06 | 2 Mar 2018 | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England | Won vacant English bantamweight title |
| 10 | Loss | 7–3 | Jay Harris | UD | 12 | 24 Feb 2017 | York Hall, London, England | Lost Commonwealth flyweight title |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Iain Butcher | PTS | 10 | 7 May 2016 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Sergey Tasimov | PTS | 6 | 5 Mar 2016 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Waleed Din | TKO | 11 (12), 1:20 | 17 Oct 2015 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England | Won vacant Commonwealth flyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Mikheil Soloninkini | PTS | 4 | 19 Sep 2015 | Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Robert Kanalas | TKO | 2 (8), 2:25 | 5 Jul 2015 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Isaac Quaye | PTS | 8 | 8 Mar 2015 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 4 | 30 Nov 2014 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Anwar Alfadli | PTS | 4 | 13 Jul 2014 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Yoan Boyeaux | PTS | 4 | 7 Nov 2009 | Gymnase, Usson-en-Forez, France |
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