Thomas Essomba (born 2 December 1987) is a Cameroonian-British former professional boxer who has held the European bantamweight and Commonwealth flyweight titles. As an amateur, he represented Cameroon at the 2012 Olympics, reaching the round of 16 of the light-flyweight bracket.
Career Essomba fought in two Olympic games for the Cameroon boxing team; at the 2012 Olympics in London, he was captain of the team and reached the last 16 of the light-flyweight division, being defeated by Paddy Barnes. He defected in London, was given political asylum and indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, and became a British citizen soon after. He resettled in Sunderland, where he has trained at the Olympian Gym. In his professional career, he won the Commonwealth flyweight title in October 2015 and the English bantamweight title in March 2018. Essomba retired from boxing in June 2025.
Achievements 2019 WBA Continental bantamweight title 2018 English bantamweight title 2015 Commonwealth flyweight title 2015 International Masters Bronze super-flyweight title 2012 Second Olympic participation, London, England 2012 Cameroon champion, best sportsman, first Cameroon Award. 2011 AIBA World Championship ranking: 20 2011 African Confederation ranking: 1 2009 AIBA World Championship participation in Milan. 2008 First Olympic participation, Beijing, China.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25LossRhys EdwardsPTS87 Jun 2025 24Win14–9–1Sean JacksonPTS49 Feb 2025 23Loss13–9–1Charlie EdwardsUD1227 Sep 2024 22Win13–8–1Elie KonkiSD129 Feb 2024 21Win12–8–1Alessio LorussoUD1220 May 202320Loss11–8–1Marcel BraithwaiteSD1211 Nov 2022 19Win11–7–1Michael NielsenUD89 April 202218Loss10–7–1Marc LeachUD125 Jun 202117Draw10–6–1Thomas Patrick Ward8 (10), 17 Oct 202016Loss10–6Sunny EdwardsUD1229 Aug 202015Win10–5Islander KharsanTKO3 (8), 16 Dec 201914Win9–5Sean McGoldrickUD102 Aug 201913Loss8–5Lee McGregorKO12 (12), 13 Oct 201812Loss8–4Kyle Williams109 Jun 201811Win8–3Louis Norman6 (10), 2 Mar 201810Loss7–3Jay Harris1224 Feb 20179Loss7–2Iain ButcherPTS107 May 20168Win7–1Sergey TasimovPTS65 Mar 20167Win6–1Waleed DinTKO11 (12), 17 Oct 20156Win5–1Mikheil SoloninkiniPTS419 Sep 20155Win4–1Robert Kanalas2 (8), 5 Jul 20154Win3–1Isaac QuayePTS88 Mar 20153Win2–1Brett FidoePTS430 Nov 20142Win1–1Anwar AlfadliPTS413 Jul 20141Loss0–1Yoan Boyeaux47 Nov 2009
See also Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Boxing
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Data All Africa 2007 First qualifier results 2nd Qualifier