Edwards vs Essomba

Who won Edwards vs Essomba?

Charlie Edwards beat Thomas Essomba by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 118-111 in favor of winner Charlie Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Edwards vs Essomba stats

Thomas Essomba stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw.

Charlie Edwards made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Thomas Essomba was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Essomba.

Both Thomas Essomba and Charlie Edwards fought out of an orthodox stance.

Essomba was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 194 compared to Edwards' 155.

Charlie Edwards was ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Edwards vs Essomba form

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marcel Braithwaite on November 11, 2022, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight eliminator fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Thomas Patrick Ward on October 17, 2020, by technical draw in their 10 round contest at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sunny Edwards on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had lost to Lee McGregor on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had been beaten by Jay Harris on February 24, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Georges Ory on April 12, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jacob Barreto on December 3, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kyle Williams on September 26, 2020, by points in the 10th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, his contest against Julio Cesar Martinez on August 31, 2019 ended in a no contest at O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Angel Moreno on March 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Charlie Edwards had been fighting more than Thomas Essomba.

Going into this contest, Thomas Essomba had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 16 days ago, while Charlie Edwards' last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Essomba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Essomba start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Essomba?

Edwards vs Essomba was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Essomba?

Thomas Essomba was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Charlie Edwards made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.