Person
Thomas Essomba
From Wikipedia
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.
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
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