Thomas Essomba
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| Born | 2 December 1987[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 |
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| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 21 | Win | 12–8–1 |  Alessio Lorusso
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UD | 12 | 20 May 2023 | Monza, Lombardia, Italy
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| 20 | Loss | 11–8–1 |  Marcel Braithwaite
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SD | 12 | 11 Nov 2022 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 19 | Win | 11–7–1 |  Michael Nielsen
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UD | 8 | 9 April 2022 | Graakjaer, Holstebro, Denmark
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| 18 | Loss | 10–7–1 | Marc Leach
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UD | 12 | 5 Jun 2021 | Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England
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| 17 | Draw | 10–6–1 | Thomas Patrick Ward
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TD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
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Split TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash |
| 16 | Loss | 10–6 | Sunny Edwards
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UD | 12 | 29 Aug 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England
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For IBF International super-flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 10–5 |  Islander Kharsan
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TKO | 3 (8), 1:24 | 16 Dec 2019 | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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| 14 | Win | 9–5 | Sean McGoldrick
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UD | 10 | 2 Aug 2019 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
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Won vacant WBA Continental bantamweight title |
| 13 | Loss | 8–5 | Lee McGregor
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KO | 12 (12), 1:38 | 13 Oct 2018 | York Hall, London, England
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For vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 12 | Loss | 8–4 | Kyle Williams
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SD | 10 | 9 Jun 2018 | Willows Banqueting Suite, Willenhall, England
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Lost English bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Louis Norman
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KO | 6 (10), 1:06 | 2 Mar 2018 | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
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Won vacant English bantamweight title |
| 10 | Loss | 7–3 | Jay Harris
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UD | 12 | 24 Feb 2017 | York Hall, London, England
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Lost Commonwealth flyweight title |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Iain Butcher
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PTS | 10 | 7 May 2016 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 |  Sergey Tasimov
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PTS | 6 | 5 Mar 2016 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Waleed Din
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TKO | 11 (12), 1:20 | 17 Oct 2015 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
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Won vacant Commonwealth flyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 |  Mikheil Soloninkini
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PTS | 4 | 19 Sep 2015 | Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
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| 5 | Win | 4–1 |  Robert Kanalas
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TKO | 2 (8), 2:25 | 5 Jul 2015 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
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| 4 | Win | 3–1 |  Isaac Quaye
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PTS | 8 | 8 Mar 2015 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Brett Fidoe
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PTS | 4 | 30 Nov 2014 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 2 | Win | 1–1 |  Anwar Alfadli
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PTS | 4 | 13 Jul 2014 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
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| 1 | Loss | 0–1 |  Yoan Boyeaux
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PTS | 4 | 7 Nov 2009 | Gymnase, Husson en Forez, France
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Athlete Biography ESSOMBA Thomas". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
- ^ a b Douglas, Mark (5 February 2014). "Thomas Essomba: A fighter God sent to Sunderland". The Journal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Paddy Barnes beats Thomas Essomba in light-flyweight contest". BBC Sport. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Hui, Sylvia; Werkmeister, Tristan (6 August 2021). "9 years on, Cameroon Olympic boxer talks of defection to UK". Associated Press.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kelly, Roy (3 March 2018). "Thomas Essomba stops Louis Norman in Leicester to become English champion". Punch-Lines. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Home". AIBA.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Thomas Essomba from BoxRec (registration required)
- Data
- All Africa 2007
- First qualifier results
- 2nd Qualifier
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