At the top of the Wasserman-promoted event at York Hall, Charlie Edwards became the novel European bantamweight champion with a clear points victory over Thomas Essomba.

Edwards was previously the WBC flyweight champion and was last seen in April when he scored a wide-open victory over Georges Ory. Essomba traveled to Italy last May and won the European belt by defeating Alessio Lorusso, then defended in his adopted Sheffield in February with a split decision against Elie Konki.

As a subplot of the fight, Sunny EdwardsCharlie’s brother, was in Essomba’s corner as his manager.

It was a silent start that the champion probably overshadowed, but Edwards rose to the occasion and while he wasn’t able to get many spotless shots, the shot found its target in the third period.

31-year-old he controlled the action with clever boxing and movement, and the Cameroonian had difficulty pinning down the challenger and was overtired.

The 36-year-old finally came to life in sixth place, landing some eye-catching left hands, and his progress continued as he enjoyed a solid seventh place finish.

Edwards (20-1, 7 KO) won in the eighth round, but Essomba (13-9-1, 4 KO) made good employ of his height, reacting well to his opponent’s attacks, and landed a robust left-hand punch in the tenth.

Both men sensed the fight was close as they began to open up in the penultimate frame, but Edwards’ work was smoother, and as the fight entered the final round, it looked like everything was on track.

Edwards did well to push Essomba away and when the final bell sounded, both men took a stance and celebrated.

The Surrey player became the novel champion with scores of 118-111, 117-111 and 116-112.

Edwards has a chance at the world title, although he has also called for a fight with former stablemate Paul Butler.

Walland destroys Martinez

Tom Welland delighted his fans when the featherweight contender defeated the usually tough Darwing Martinez in two rounds.

The combination put Martinez (8-24-2, 6 KO) ahead in the second, and he fell again shortly thereafter following a demanding left hand.

The third attack by Welland (6-0, 3 KO) once again put the Nicaraguan on the pitch, and the referee had already seen enough.

Brown attacks Dennis

Germaine Brown was the center of attention with a third-round stoppage in her super middleweight fight against Grant Dennis.

Brown (14-3, 5 KO) had Dennis (18-8, 3 KO) on board in the second with a demanding right hand and never really recovered, landing the same shot a round later and the 40-year-old rising on unsteady legs, the fight was rejected.

Germaine Brown closes the show with a weighty right hand 🧨@Ladbrokes | @SauerlandBros | #EssombaEdwards pic.twitter.com/KXftz15E76

— Wasserman Boxing (@WassermanBoxing) September 27, 2024

Undercard remaining

Joel Bartell (7-1, 4 KO) scored a cracker victory over Nikolas Dzurnak (7-8-2, 6 KO), ultimately winning by body shot in the fifth round in the middleweight bout.

Prospective lightweight Brandon Olbrechts (7-0, 2 KO) impressed, winning all six rounds over Brayan Mairena (15-47-1, 9 KO) in a lightweight fight.

Danny Boardman (2-0) defeated Yin Caicedo (10-22-4, 4 KO) 40-36, and the gala was opened by Hannah Robinson (2-0), and the newcomer in the super lightweight category scored 59-55 wins over six rounds with Laura Reoyo (2-2).

Welcomed by a clamorous reception, Hasnan Ali (0-1) had a disastrous debut, stopped in the first round by Tommy Sans (4-0, 1 KO).

Tony Bellew believes Daniel Dubois should give Joseph Parker a chance to fight him if Anthony Joshua doesn’t agree to an immediate rematch.

Both Bellew and Parker were ringside at Wembley Stadium as Dubois defended his IBF world heavyweight title with decisive knockout in the fifth round Joshua, in front of a record attendance of over 98,000 spectators.

Although “Dynamite” is not contractually obligated to give “AJ” a rematch, the pair could meet again, and Joshua has one more fight ahead of him against Riyadh Season, who organized Saturday’s spectacle.

Promoter of the Watford player, Eddie Hearn insists that the 34-year-old should wait before making a decision for the result of the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, which will take place on December 21.

If “AJ” does decide not to avenge the fourth defeat of his professional career, former cruiserweight world champion Bellew is eager for Parker to be given the opportunity.

New Zealander returned to the field after victories over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.

“If Anthony Joshua doesn’t take the rematch immediately,” the 41-year-old explained Instant casino.

“I think there is only one person in the world of boxing who deserves a shot like that at Daniel Dubois and I think that is Joseph Parker.

“No one in the heavyweight division convinced people like Joseph Parker, no one.

“Joseph Parker faced two bogeymen that no one wants to face.

“He fought Deontay Wilder and literally beat him. And then, together with Zhilei Zhang, he stepped in against all doubters.

“Listen, I thought he was going to lose twice.

“I told him that, I worked with him on Saturday.”

In post-fight press conferenceJoshua insisted his career was not over despite arguably the most devastating defeat of his career and confirmed in a social media post on Monday that he would continue fighting.

“What a rollercoaster ride, but you know what the problem is, it’s not over yet,” he said.

“We did it once, we did it twice and doing it a third time wasn’t uncomplicated, but it’s something I can achieve. It’s about taking the right steps forward, working strenuous and improving.

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— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) September 23, 2024

“It must come from the heart first and foremost.

“It can’t come from outside voices or influences, it has to come from the heart.”

Middleweight prospect Joel Bartell says he’s looking forward to his rematch with Jordan Reynolds and insists he’s taking positives from his first career loss.

Bartell last broke his undefeated record with a unanimous decision victory over Reynolds in July, who maintained his undefeated record.

A 22-year-old who trains, among others, Mark Tibbstreats the defeat as an instructive lesson before returning to the ring on Friday at York Hall on the card of the fight for the title of European bantamweight champion Thomas Essomba from Charlie Edwards.

“Yes, I learned a lot,” Bartell said proboxing-fans.com.

“Like you said, it was a great fight.

“It was a great fight for the fans. Entertainment.

“At the end of the day, this is the entertainment business and people want to watch it, and I learned a lot from this fight and I can’t wait to get back in the ring and perform.

“I want to reach the very top.

“I want to complete the classic route.

“English, British, Commonwealth, EBU and then world titles, but you have to take those fights, especially at the beginning, I think, to see where you are at and what you need to improve.

“Otherwise, you will be protected until you get where you want to go and you will fail in a place that will be harder to come back from.”

The Surrey player is looking to get back to winning ways when he meets Nikolas Dzurnak, who has been stopped in three of his seven defeats.

Bartell admits he hopes for a rematch with Reynolds in the future, but admits he needs to get back to winning form first.

“I definitely want a rematch,” he added.

“But like I said, you have to come back, you have to rebuild, so this fight is six rounds.

“Then I think I will get the eighth round and we will see where I am in the rankings because there are a few titles there.

“When it comes to the South Area, I would fight for the South Area.

“But there is Commonwealth silver, which has been a lot of competition for lately, and also English.

“There are many titles, but as I said, six [rounder]eight [rounder]See where I stand and I would love to see a rematch in the future.”