Essomba vs Braithwaite

Who won Essomba vs Braithwaite?

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

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 111-117, 114-116 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

Thomas Essomba stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw.

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

Thomas Essomba was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Essomba had a height advantage of 2 inches over Braithwaite.

Both Thomas Essomba & 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 34 more professional rounds, 158 to Braithwaite's 124.

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Essomba's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 27 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 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 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 Fite.tv Free UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Fite.tv Free US.

What were the odds on Essomba vs Braithwaite?

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