Edwards vs Essomba

When is Edwards vs Essomba?

Rhys Edwards is set to take on Thomas Essomba on Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at Oakwell Football Ground, Barnsley.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Callum Simpson's and Ivan Zucco's clash. Also on the undercard will be Mark Jeffers' and Sean Hemphill's bout.

Edwards vs Essomba stats

Rhys Edwards steps into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thomas Essomba will make his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Essomba has a slight advantage in power over Edwards, with a 29% knockout percentage compared to Edwards' 25%.

Rhys Edwards is the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Both Rhys Edwards and Thomas Essomba fight out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 9 years later than Essomba, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 106 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Essomba's 198.

Rhys Edwards goes into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA at featherweight.

Edwards vs Essomba form

In his last fight, he lost to Charlie Edwards on September 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Marcel Braithwaite on November 11, 2022, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight eliminator fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had lost to Sunny Edwards on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had been beaten by Lee McGregor on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

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Edwards' last 2 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Essomba's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time does Edwards vs Essomba start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Oakwell Football Ground, Barnsley, United Kingdom, which is 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who is showing Edwards vs Essomba?

Edwards vs Essomba will be broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by TrillerTV+ US.

How do you stream Edwards vs Essomba?

In the UK you can stream Edwards vs Essomba via NowTV. They allow you to stream Sky Sports boxing cards via their app, based on a 24 hour, weekly or monthly passes. You’ll also get access to 11 Sky Sports Channels during your pass period. They also do a monthly smartphone only pass for £5.99, which is great if you need to catch Edwards vs Essomba on the move.

24 hours of NowTV is £11.98, while 1 month costs £34.99.

Existing or new Sky Sports subscribers can stream Edwards vs Essomba, and all Sky boxing cards, via the Sky Go App. This is free is you’re already a Sky Sports TV customer. It’s available for Apple, Android, Firestick, Roku and games consoles.

24 hours of Sky Go is £11.98, while 1 month costs £34.99.

In the US you can stream Edwards vs Essomba via a TrillerTV+ subscription from TrillerTV in the US. Once purchased, you can watch on your Smart TV, Phone or Desktop PC, and they have apps available on Roku, Xbox, Chromecast and Apple TV.

7 days of TrillerTV US is free trial, 1 month of TrillerTV US is $7.99 and 1 year costs $69.99.

What are the odds on Edwards vs Essomba?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Edwards vs Essomba yet. If odds are not available initially after the fight is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.