Thomas Essomba

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Thomas Essomba
Born (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 37) [1]
Yaounde, Cameroon
Nationality
  • British
  • Cameroonian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins14
Wins by KO4
Losses9
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Light-flyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers Light-flyweight

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.

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Career

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]

Achievements

Professional boxing record

23 fights13 wins9 losses
By knockout41
By decision98
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23Loss13–9–1 Charlie Edwards UD1227 Sep 2024York Hall, London, EnglandLost the European bantamweight title
22Win13–8–1 Elie Konki SD129 Feb 2024 Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England
21Win12–8–1Alessio LorussoUD1220 May 2023 Monza, Lombardia, ItalyWon European bantamweight title
20Loss11–8–1Marcel BraithwaiteSD1211 Nov 2022Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
19Win11–7–1Michael NielsenUD89 April 2022Graakjaer, Holstebro, Denmark
18Loss10–7–1Marc LeachUD125 Jun 2021 Sheffield Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England
17Draw10–6–1 Thomas Patrick Ward TD8 (10), 3:0017 Oct 2020East of England Arena, Peterborough, EnglandSplit TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
16Loss10–6 Sunny Edwards UD1229 Aug 2020BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandFor IBF International super-flyweight title
15Win10–5Islander KharsanTKO3 (8), 1:2416 Dec 2019 Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
14Win9–5 Sean McGoldrick UD102 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBA Continental bantamweight title
13Loss8–5 Lee McGregor KO12 (12), 1:3813 Oct 2018York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title
12Loss8–4Kyle WilliamsSD109 Jun 2018Willows Banqueting Suite, Willenhall, EnglandLost English bantamweight title
11Win8–3 Louis Norman KO6 (10), 1:062 Mar 2018 King Power Stadium, Leicester, EnglandWon vacant English bantamweight title
10Loss7–3 Jay Harris UD1224 Feb 2017 York Hall, London, EnglandLost Commonwealth flyweight title
9Loss7–2Iain ButcherPTS107 May 2016 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
8Win7–1Sergey TasimovPTS65 Mar 2016Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
7Win6–1Waleed DinTKO11 (12), 1:2017 Oct 2015 Magna Centre, Rotherham, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth flyweight title
6Win5–1Mikheil SoloninkiniPTS419 Sep 2015Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
5Win4–1Robert KanalasTKO2 (8), 2:255 Jul 2015Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
4Win3–1Isaac QuayePTS88 Mar 2015Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
3Win2–1Brett FidoePTS430 Nov 2014Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
2Win1–1Anwar AlfadliPTS413 Jul 2014 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
1Loss0–1Yoan BoyeauxPTS47 Nov 2009Gymnase, Usson-en-Forez, France

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Biography ESSOMBA Thomas". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
  2. 1 2 Douglas, Mark (5 February 2014). "Thomas Essomba: A fighter God sent to Sunderland". The Journal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Paddy Barnes beats Thomas Essomba in light-flyweight contest". BBC Sport. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Hui, Sylvia; Werkmeister, Tristan (6 August 2021). "9 years on, Cameroon Olympic boxer talks of defection to UK". Associated Press.
  5. ↑ Rayner, Stuart (16 February 2016). "Sunderland is my 'proper home' now, says Cameroon-born Thomas Essomba". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 16 July 2019. In October Essomba repaid promoter Jeffries [...] by beating Waleed Din in Rotherham to claim the Commonwealth belt.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Roy (3 March 2018). "Thomas Essomba stops Louis Norman in Leicester to become English champion". Punch-Lines. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Prince, Daniel (7 March 2015). "Faith drives Essomba in title tilt at Rainton Meadows Arena". Sunderland Echo . Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Home". AIBA.
  9. ↑ Zammit, Alexander (18 June 2011). "African Boxing Confederation's Men's Elite Championships". Boxing News blog. AIBA. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.


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