Charlie Edwards defeated Thomas Essomba in a intently fought bout to win the European bantamweight title at York Corridor in London.
Essomba pressed Edwards onerous when he got here again into the competition, however the Croydon man finally gained a unanimous determination, 118-111, 117-111 and 116-112.
Edwards was within the uncomfortable place of seeing his brother, Sunny, in his opponent’s workforce. Former world champion Sunny Edwards manages and advises Essomba and was backing him even in opposition to his personal brother.
Charlie Edwards may need been unruffled by that, however it was Essomba’s skills that made this a tough contest.
Essomba, a Cameroonian Olympian, pressed ahead, often switching from southpaw to orthodox.
He cracked Edwards with agency pictures to maintain him underneath stress.
However the challenger made used of his speedy footwork, shifting place backward and forward, denying Essomba possibilities to pin him down.
Edwards had begun the bout nicely, however Essomba introduced himself proper into the competition.
Edwards although reeled off a triple jab and whipped his cross in as he steered himself by way of to a victory in a contest that was nearer than the scorecards prompt.
A former world champion down at flyweight, profitable the European bantamweight crown was a helpful step ahead for Edwards within the division.
Edwards desires to combat for a world championship as soon as once more
He desires a grudge match with former gym-mate Paul Butler however is positioning himself for a future world title too.
“Thomas is a tricky operator,” Edwards stated after his European title win. “That puts me in a very good position. I’ve got options everywhere.”
His promoter Kalle Sauerland added: “Tonight European champion, back on the way to the world title. That’s where he belongs.
“We’ll get pleasure from tonight, European title within the financial institution, world title subsequent.”
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