Despite his own brother working with his opponent, Charlie Edwards overcame Thomas Essomba on a unanimous decision.
Charlie Edwards defeated Thomas Essomba in a closely fought bout to win the European bantamweight title at York Hall in London. Essomba pressed Edwards hard when he came back into the contest, but the Croydon man ultimately won a unanimous decision, 118-111, 117-111 and 116-112. Edwards was in the uncomfortable position of seeing his brother, Sunny, in his opponent's team. Former world champion Sunny Edwards manages and advises Essomba and was backing him even against his own brother.
But the challenger made used of his rapid footwork, shifting position from side to side, denying Essomba chances to pin him down. Edwards had begun the bout well, but Essomba brought himself right into the contest. Edwards though reeled off a triple jab and whipped his cross in as he steered himself through to a victory in a contest that was closer than the scorecards suggested.
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