Charlie Edwards Dethrones Thomas Essomba, Claims European Bantamweight Title

Blood is thicker than water.

Charlie Edwards unseated European bantamweight titlist Thomas Essomba via 12-round unanimous decision. Scores were 118-111, 117-111 and 116-112 for the former WBC flyweight titlist in their Channel 5 main event Friday at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England.

Essomba is managed by Sunny Edwards, Charlie’s younger brother.

Any family bond was cast aside on Friday, as the elder Edwards bit down to preserve the win. Essomba, who represented Cameroon...