Charlie Edwards will challenge Thomas Essomba for his EBU European bantamweight championship tonight at York Hall, in a bout with a family twist.
Essomba is managed by Charlie’s brother, Sunny, which means there are some split loyalties ahead of this weekend's encounter.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Thomas Essomba vs. Charlie Edwards.
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- Date: Friday, September 27
- Start time: 10 p.m. UK / 5 p.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. UK / 5 p.m. ET
The ringwalks for Essomba vs. Edwards are scheduled for 10 p.m. / 5 p.m. ET which is also the start time for the television broadcast.
What channel/stream is Thomas Essomba vs. Charlie Edwards?
- U.S.: N/A
- UK: Channel 5
Channel 5 will show the fight in the UK, a US broadcaster has not been announced at the time of writing.
Where is the Thomas Essomba vs. Charlie Edwards fight?
The fight will take place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.
Charlie Edwards record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Date of birth: February 8, 1993
- Height: 5' 6"
- Reach: 66.1"
- Total fights: 20
- Record: 19-1-0 (7 KOs)
Thomas Essomba record and bio
- Nationality: Cameroonian
- Date of birth: December 2, 1987
- Height: 5' 4"
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 22
- Record: 13-8-1 (4 KOs)
Thomas Essomba vs. Charlie Edwards fight card
- Thomas Essomba vs. Charlie Edwards; For Essomba's European bantamweight title
- Germaine Brown vs. Grant Dennis; Super middleweight
- Jesse Brandon vs. Miguel Angel Nunez; Super lightweight
- Joel Bartell vs. Nikolas Dzurnak; Middleweight
- Brandan Olbrechts vs. Brayan Mairena; Lightweight
- Hannah Robinson vs. Laura Reoyo; Women's super lightweight
- Tom Welland vs. Darwing Martinez; Featherweight
- Danny Boardman vs. Yin Caicedo; Featherweight
- Hasnan Ali vs. TBS; Light heavyweight