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Thomas Essomba

Thomas Essomba (born 2 December 1987) is a Cameroonian-British professional boxer who has held the European bantamweight title since May 2023. He previously held the Commonwealth flyweight title from 2015 to 2017. As an amateur, he represented Cameroon at the 2012 Olympics, reaching the round of 16 of the light-flyweight bracket.

Thomas Essomba
Born (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36)[1]
Cameroon
Nationality
  • British
  • Cameroonian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins13
Wins by KO4
Losses8
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cameroon
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Light-flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers Light-flyweight

Career edit

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 edit

  • 2019 WBA Continental bantamweight title
  • 2018 English bantamweight title
  • 2015 Commonwealth flyweight title
  • 2015 International Masters Bronze super-flyweight title [7]
  • 2012 Second Olympic participation, London, England[3]
  • 2012 Cameroon champion, best sportsman, first Cameroon Award.
  • 2011 AIBA World Championship ranking: 20[8]
  • 2011 African Confederation ranking: 1[9]
  • 2009 AIBA World Championship participation in Milan.
  • 2008 First Olympic participation, Beijing, China.[1]

Professional boxing record edit

21 fights 12 wins 8 losses
By knockout 4 1
By decision 8 7
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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   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, Husson en Forez, France

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography ESSOMBA Thomas". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b Douglas, Mark (5 February 2014). "Thomas Essomba: A fighter God sent to Sunderland". The Journal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "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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