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).

Conor McGregor announced that Xzibit has joined his music label.

The Irishman initially came to the public eye through the UFC, before taking up boxing and further developing his fortune.

The 36-year-old currently owns a portfolio of pubs and alcohol brands, and recently announced that he is focusing on trying to conquer the music industry. McGregor founded his own label, Greenback Records.

The label continues to expand its roster of artists, though McGregor has now announced its first acquisition, Xzibit. The rapper has been a key figure in the hip-hop world since the mid-1990s, and McGregor is looking forward to helping the former Pimp My Ride actor return to the stage.

McGregor announced on Instagram that Xzibit will be releasing up-to-date music for the first time since 2012, with the album “Kingmaker” scheduled for release on October 11. The American star will appear the next day at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship gala, which could mark his revival after a 12-year break.

Sitting in the backseat of his Rolls Royce, the former UFC star was filmed saying: “Xzibit my man, welcome to the team.

“We are very excited to release fresh up-to-date music from you, an icon in the game and a legend in the industry. Let’s go, Xzibit. Let’s go, Greenback Records.

The post received over 100,000 likes, with many of McGregor’s followers sharing their surprise to see the Irishman working with Xzibit.

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.”