Edwards vs Essomba

Who won Edwards vs Essomba?

Rhys Edwards beat Thomas Essomba on points over 8 rounds on Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at Oakwell Football Ground, Barnsley.

The scorecards were announced as 79-74 in favor of winner Rhys Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Callum Simpson beating Ivan Zucco. Also on the undercard Mark Jeffers lost to Sean Hemphill.

Edwards vs Essomba stats

Rhys Edwards stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Thomas Essomba made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw.

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

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

Edwards was 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 had fought 106 fewer professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Essomba's 206.

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

Edwards vs Essomba form

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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.

Activity check

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

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

What time did Edwards vs Essomba start?

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

Who broadcast Edwards vs Essomba?

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

What were the odds on Edwards vs Essomba?

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