Ward vs Essomba

Who won Ward vs Essomba?

Thomas Patrick Ward drew with Thomas Essomba by technical draw in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 17th, 2020, at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as 86-86, 88-85, 88-84, meaning it was a technical draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Ritson's and Miguel Vazquez's clash.

Ward vs Essomba stats

Back in October 2020, Thomas Patrick Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thomas Essomba made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Essomba had a large advantage in power over Ward, boasting a 40% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 14%.

Thomas Patrick Ward was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 2 inches over Essomba.

Both Thomas Patrick Ward and Thomas Essomba fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 8 months later than Essomba, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 247 compared to Essomba's 182.

Thomas Patrick Ward went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Ward vs Essomba form

Ward had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jesse Angel Hernandez on February 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tom Tran on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alvaro Rodriguez on July 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had won against Lesther Cantillano on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had beaten Sean Davis on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Essomba's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Essomba start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ward vs Essomba?

Ward vs Essomba was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Ward vs Essomba?

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