Essomba vs Braithwaite

Who won Essomba vs Braithwaite?

Marcel Braithwaite beat Thomas Essomba by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, November 11th, 2022, at Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 117-111, 116-114 in favor of winner Marcel Braithwaite.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sunny Edwards beating Felix Alvarado for the IBF World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jack Bateson lost to Shabaz Masoud.

Essomba vs Braithwaite stats

Back in November 2022, Thomas Essomba stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw.

Marcel Braithwaite made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Thomas Essomba was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Essomba had a height advantage of 2 inches over Braithwaite.

Both Thomas Essomba and Marcel Braithwaite fought out of an orthodox stance.

Essomba was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years earlier than Braithwaite, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, totaling 194 compared to Braithwaite's 136.

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Essomba's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

Braithwaite's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Essomba vs Braithwaite start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:10 PM GMT at Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Essomba vs Braithwaite?

Essomba vs Braithwaite was broadcast on TrillerTV Free in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Essomba vs Braithwaite?

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