Thomas Essomba vs Charlie Edwards (27-09-2024) Full Fight
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00:00Victor Laughlin with his final instructions.
00:06Okay, gents, you've had your instructions. Remember, obey my commands at all times.
00:10Defend yourselves at all times. God bless. Touch gloves.
00:23A real sense of anticipation, hearing your call.
00:30Second time, round one.
01:31I don't think it is. I think what he's trying to do here is take the jab away from Edwards.
01:35Everything works off the jab for Charlie Edwards.
01:37If you can take the jab away, and let's not forget,
01:40Ensamble's a two-time Olympian, so he knows out of the box.
01:42He's not just physically strong. He knows out of the box.
01:45He's good. He's a good counter-puncher. He makes you miss, makes you pay.
01:48And if you can do that to Edwards, Edwards is going to be forced to fight
01:51and fight out of his natural rhythm.
01:54Step in. Step in.
01:56Edwards does have that height advantage, that reach advantage here.
02:01Warmed up for this by boxing a southpaw in George Ory,
02:04but a sombre, a different kind of fighter.
02:06Certainly carries more power and closes the gap there.
02:10Yeah, that's a nice little right hand as well in reply from Edwards.
02:16I always think you should, against a southpaw, if you land with that right hand,
02:19you should double it up automatically.
02:23You've got to be here.
02:28Ensamble just sitting on that back foot there, trying to encourage Edwards to overreach.
02:37He's more faint here, Charlie Edwards.
02:40Ensamble again, darting in with that left hand.
02:43He landed it. Tight opening round this.
02:46Edwards has been the busier, but I do think Ensamble has been the more economical.
02:50He's landed with the better shots.
02:53Good shot there though from Edwards, as I say,
02:55as he lands with a meaty little right hand.
03:05Feels like so much has happened to both of them in their lives
03:09as they've built to all of this.
03:11Feels like so much has happened to both of them in their lives
03:14as they've built to all of this moment and moments beyond it as well.
03:20You know he's turned southpaw here, Edwards.
03:22I know he can box southpaw, but this is a chance for Ensamble to brush it.
03:26That's exactly what Ensamble does.
03:29Throwing those big, booming hooks.
03:32Dramatic day-new march around one here.
03:42You see Swifty Smith, Stephen Smith in the corner there
03:47with Charlie Edwards. Great burgeoning relationship they've got.
03:50Here are some of the highlights though from that opening round, Barry.
03:52Yet again, he really didn't get him on the southpaw stance.
03:55As he switched back to orthodox, then Ensamble jumped at him.
03:57Actually the perfect opportunity.
03:59And then loaded with a little barrage of quality work,
04:01which is probably enough to win the round in his favour.
04:04Yeah, it was close, but you feel that Ensamble did enough in that opening round
04:08and Ensamble comes out positively at the start of the second here.
04:12We always knew that Charlie Edwards had his hands full.
04:16He was shouting and the new at the weigh-in yesterday
04:20in the belief that he was going to wrench this European title from Thomas Ensamble.
04:24But Ensamble already has laid down a marker in that opening round.
04:29Get that lead out of the way.
04:34Oh, good right hand there from Edwards.
04:36Close again, judged the distance perfectly.
04:39Ensamble just caught Ensamble sleeping a little bit there.
04:42That's good work there from Edwards.
04:44Just like to see him sort of, as he throws his punches,
04:47just slide over to the left.
04:49That'd be the outside of the foot there, the lead foot of Ensamble.
04:53That keeps him in a safe place.
04:54It means he can get that extra right hand into play.
04:59Ensamble's a counter-puncher, that's what he is.
05:02Even though he's sometimes an aggressive counter-puncher,
05:04he likes to fire off your work.
05:06So you've got to be in a place where he can fire back.
05:17He was falling short that time.
05:22He's talked so much about his mindset,
05:25about just how peaceful he feels at the moment,
05:28about faith conquering fear.
05:32About being in the right place,
05:33and you can sense that his team believe that as well.
05:35They believe that this is the second coming of Charlie Edwards.
05:40One that, of course, he dreams of maybe continuing in Japan
05:44at some point next year,
05:45but he's got a big hurdle to get over here.
05:49He's boxing well in the second round here, Edwards.
05:51The distance is right.
05:53He's doing a little bit of what Ensamble's doing.
05:54Leaning on that back foot when he's approaching as well.
05:57And letting go with that right hand.
05:58He's taking that step with the left foot on the outside.
06:01That squares the body up there for that right hand.
06:05And he's kept Ensamble really quiet so far in this second round.
06:11Edwards talked in that comeback fight against George Horry
06:14about the cut that we saw all too clearly, of course,
06:16but also severe sciatica, really bad back pain.
06:20Severe sciatica, really bad back pain
06:23that troubled him in the build-up
06:24and troubled him through the fight.
06:29It's really tentative, isn't it, Ensamble, all of a sudden?
06:31He had a good first round.
06:32He's not doing anything.
06:33Just waiting for that perfect shot.
06:37In the meantime, Edwards is doing some good work here
06:40and has settled into the fight.
06:42There's a good shot there from Ensamble.
06:46Dublin trailing that jab, Edwards.
06:50I've got to say, mostly I didn't even land it.
06:53He's the one being busier here.
06:54I think he's been a good role here for Charlie Edwards.
06:57Got the name, got the name, got the name!
07:00Three, two, one.
07:19Stephen Smith there with Charlie Edwards in that corner.
07:21Here's some of the best.
07:22That straight right hand from Edwards, Barry.
07:24The reason why it landed,
07:26he did a little movement before that, just disguised it.
07:28So he'd get a little bit of rhythm,
07:29he'd sway to the left,
07:30and then explode into the right hand.
07:32I thought it was good work there from Edwards.
07:37Won that WBC flyweight title back in December 2018.
07:41It was an upset against Christopher Rosales,
07:43the Nicaraguan.
07:46Since then has not had it all his own way.
07:49Feels much more comfortable
07:51as he carries his power better at bantamweight.
07:59Somba starting well in that opening round.
08:02Edwards responding in round two.
08:07That's a good jab there as well from Edwards.
08:15Straight right hand again there from Edwards,
08:17behind that jab.
08:19First half of his training camp for this
08:21was in Portugal,
08:23where he lives with his wife Kristen.
08:27Then to Liverpool,
08:29with Stephen Smith for the last part,
08:31where he says he lived like a monk again.
08:36Somba training in very familiar territory
08:39to Charlie Edwards
08:41at the Steel City gym in Sheffield.
08:43Again here, not much is landed.
08:45Oh, good shot from Edwards.
08:47Not much is landed clean.
08:49That was a lovely shot.
08:50But if Somba is just covering it up,
08:52and not doing enough to go back.
08:53Oh, uppercut there from Edwards,
08:54and Edwards snuck through as well.
08:56Jarring shot from Charlie Edwards.
09:00Be careful with that switch in so close to the tag there, Edwards.
09:03He'll do all his good work.
09:11The pace to his work here, Charlie Edwards.
09:16Somba looking to counter him.
09:19Just waiting a bit too long, is he?
09:20I think he's got a rather weaker opportunity.
09:22But he creates it.
09:24Double jab with that softball right hand.
09:27Stab with the feet, get himself a bit closer.
09:29Now the left hand to the body.
09:39Marking under that right eye of Charlie Edwards,
09:41just on the cheekbone.
09:52It's Somba.
09:55Something to target.
09:57Lift his spirit, certainly.
10:00Charlie Edwards brought that back foot forward
10:02and squared himself up.
10:07Some good footwork here, Edwards.
10:08In up with the feet.
10:09Landing with the shots.
10:11Getting out of distance very quickly.
10:15A little swelling, I think it's just a little bit of a graze.
10:18Maybe starting to open into a cut there for Edwards.
10:21It certainly looks that way, doesn't it?
10:22We'll keep an eye on that.
10:32Another good round here though for Edwards, I think.
10:42This is a fantastic shot.
10:45He's got you there with Thomas at Somba.
10:52Let's have a look at this, Barry.
10:54Again, just being a bit busier here, Edwards.
10:56Again, not exactly really clean.
10:58Almost caught with the forearm there,
11:00but a nice little shot there from Somba.
11:03But again, Edwards is a little bit clearer,
11:04a little bit cleaner with his work.
11:06A touch of heads there, but that wasn't with a cut.
11:08It was already there, the cut.
11:10Again, sometimes that happens,
11:12but I thought that was a decent little round there for Edwards.
11:15Again, he's stopping Somba from doing any work,
11:17so when he's throwing shots, he's moving his feet down,
11:19and that's just not allowing Somba to work on his work,
11:22something that he does so well.
11:29Getting to work on that swelling and that cut
11:32on the cheek of Charlie Edwards.
11:35We always knew this would be tight and fascinating and competitive.
11:41It has been all of those things.
11:43It's Somba starting very, very brightly,
11:46and then Edwards responding.
11:48That was a lovely little shot there from Edwards.
11:50He's meant to throw the jab,
11:51but just turned it into a little screw shot at the end.
11:58Somba's got us out throwing in ones and twos here,
12:00and twos and threes, sorry.
12:03No, he's just got to change the tempo of your work.
12:21Of course, the family feud,
12:23the fact that Sonny Edwards advising and managing a Somba
12:28turned this into a real story.
12:31The sense you get when you spend time with them and around them
12:34is that maybe as close as they've ever been right now,
12:37but they both know how to sell a fight all right.
12:41Good right hook there from Edwards.
12:43Solid work. He's busier throughout.
12:45Even when he's not throwing, just the movement,
12:47looking to get into position to land work,
12:49and Somba just looking to wait in the counter.
12:53Real confidence there from Edwards as he switches to southpaw again
12:56and then back to orthodox.
12:59Boxing at the moment like a very, very confident fighter here.
13:03Yeah, the concentration's really switched on.
13:07Somba makes a little bit of a mistake.
13:08He tries to make him pay for it.
13:16Trying to push a Somba back here.
13:23Left hand there to the body from a Somba,
13:25but needs more of it.
13:29The uppercut there from Edwards,
13:31who says he's now got this real challenger's mindset.
13:35Really aware of his place in the scheme of things.
13:39Challenging tonight for the European title.
13:41Wanting to use that as a springboard to a brilliant and bright 2025.
13:49Nice shot.
13:51That'll be sharp.
13:52Right hook there from Edwards.
13:54Just bounced off a Somba, didn't he?
13:57Just bounced off him.
14:00Good from a Somba there, but then,
14:02where's the right hook to come back with it?
14:14He's just controlling the pace here, isn't he, Edwards?
14:17That just means that he can throw when he's comfortable.
14:19A Somba giving him time to set up the attacks.
14:23Somba coming in and trying to throw.
14:25A long left hook, then landed with a short one.
14:29A little bit of success there for a Somba.
14:45That's what happens when you borrow Barry's coat.
14:47Shivering alongside me.
14:52I wonder how he feels.
14:57One's his fight, the other one's his brother.
14:59Whatever all the providers before that,
15:01it's got to be a weird situation.
15:22Channel 5 here at ringside.
15:29This is the sight, the scene here at Europe Court.
15:36One of those special nights.
15:42Uppercut there from Charlie Edwards.
15:43Lovely shot.
15:47Really good technique there from him.
15:48He's pushing inside the body frame.
15:52Come on, come on!
16:02There's been a pattern set here.
16:04As long as Edwards has got a good engine,
16:06which he's shown all past he has,
16:08he stays at this tempo.
16:11I mean, it's his fight to lose.
16:13So Somba's got to change it here.
16:18The onus is on the man from the eye under here.
16:20No question about that.
16:22Firmly based in Sheffield these days.
16:25Desperately difficult upbringing in Cameroon.
16:27Helped on his way by the British fight community.
16:30And he's achieved mighty things.
16:32But he's going to have to do something
16:35to try and turn this round.
16:36Because Charlie Edwards looks comfortable in there.
16:42He did start with a good left hand there.
16:44But again, the same issue that I have
16:46is that he's not following it up.
16:48There, you've got your feet close now.
16:50Come back with the hook after you've got that left hand.
16:55Make the most of your opportunities.
16:56Because Edwards is going to retreat otherwise.
17:02That's a good shot there from Somba.
17:05Right hand from Edwards.
17:08Interestingly, this week he said,
17:10remember, I know the Steel City footwork.
17:12I know the patterns.
17:14I know how to read it.
17:15I can see the tells.
17:19Solid left hand again there from Somba.
17:22Part blocked by Edwards.
17:37He works his way into the round a little bit better
17:39as it goes by there.
17:40Somba is showing that left hand.
17:42But he's waiting a little bit too long for me.
17:44Edwards just missed with a sweeping right hand there.
17:49Good job.
17:52Yes.
17:54All the outside team.
17:56Good job.
18:01And again Edwards looking for that uppercut
18:03as Somba overbalanced a little bit
18:05as he got close.
18:07Good job.
18:11Bringing that back foot forward with a hand
18:13is only good when you've got someone on the rails.
18:15Otherwise you're telegraphing your punches.
18:17And that's why Edwards is easily able
18:19to get that uppercut in the play.
18:25Remember the European title on the line.
18:28Here on Channel 5.
18:29Live for you on terrestrial television.
18:33Charlie Edwards dominating at the moment.
18:47Spin.
19:17Get in here ringside.
19:23Many of the excited Haznan Ali fans in
19:27to watch his debut a little bit later on.
19:29But they'll all be transfixed by this European title fight.
19:35Round number six.
19:37It's Somba who needs to turn the tide.
19:39He's the champion, remember.
19:41And he lands a good left hand right at the start of his sixth round.
19:44And he lands that right hand quite quick when he throws it.
19:47He has real good success with it.
19:48But again, you've got to feed off that.
19:50You've got to work off that.
19:53No, I would say, just a caveat to that.
19:55Edwards is working very hard for all his success.
19:57And maybe that's the idea.
19:59Just trying to make him work hard
20:00and come on stronger in the later rounds.
20:03The worry with that is what if he doesn't tie it?
20:15Charlie Edwards says that in the past he worried about
20:19all the things he didn't have.
20:21Now he's embracing every single thing that he does have.
20:24And embracing these big nights.
20:26And he hopes there are going to be more of them.
20:29I'm not a fan of positive people, to be fair.
20:32I spent enough time alongside you to affirm that.
20:36Oh, lovely uppercut again there from Edwards.
20:39Somba did that with the left, to be fair.
20:41He just took a little bit of the stick out of the shot.
20:43And he turned forward and uppercutted Edwards.
20:51Again, the weight of the shot is all in Somba.
20:53But it's just being outworked.
21:05Right hand there from Somba.
21:08Lovely shot.
21:10Really well timed.
21:11Got the distance right.
21:13Still single shot, so even though it did carry weight.
21:19Oh, and a good hook there from Somba.
21:21That's better, isn't it?
21:22From Thomas Somba.
21:24Yeah, it's just good Edwards isn't just throwing there.
21:26Edwards felt that.
21:28Good sharp left hand there from Charlie Edwards.
21:30The action really warming up here with a minute to go
21:32of round number six.
21:35Loading his feet, loading up a little bit there.
21:37Holding his feet Edwards.
21:46That's a good job though.
21:53Good movement there from Edwards.
21:58Slowing down Somba.
22:01More there.
22:04More there.
22:07Sharp right hand there from Edwards.
22:09But Somba having little pockets of success in round number six.
22:12The kind of round that he needed here.
22:14And more encouragement for the Somba corner.
22:25Good shot there from Somba.
22:27That's much better from him, isn't it?
22:30Longer home for that left hand in this round for sure.
22:40Good round.
22:41It's a good round.
22:42It's not getting a bit busy in there.
22:50See every time when you step, step.
22:53Let's take a look at some of that improved Somba work Perry.
22:57When he throws a shot, he commits to it.
22:59There's loads of purchase on the punch.
23:01Again, we criticise him not being busy enough.
23:03But again, still he'll be busier.
23:05But I just think the quality of the work there.
23:07He was a little bit busier.
23:08Especially at the end of the round.
23:09That's a real quality shot.
23:10He might have just pulled the wrong backhand there.
23:17Deep breath, suck it up now.
23:23Big finish.
23:24Four rounds, ten seconds.
23:27Edwards.
23:28You'd feel, you'd guess with the edge, maybe four to Edwards at the moment.
23:33Is that how you thought it, Perry?
23:34It is how I got it yesterday.
23:35But you know, again, it's close enough.
23:38Lovely shot with a little charge here.
23:41Couple of rounds, he's backing it.
23:44And they've all been quite close.
23:45I don't know who's been dominating.
23:47But Edwards has just been busier for me.
23:55Still there.
23:56Still there for both of them.
23:57That's what makes it so fascinating.
23:59A sway of momentum either way already.
24:02As Ossamba looks to close the gap and land that left hook.
24:05Little uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
24:07But if he throws a second shot there, Ossamba,
24:10Edwards might not throw his second shot.
24:15Experience for Ossamba, a little looping right hand.
24:20Ossamba really feels like he's driving forward
24:24as we begin the second half of this fight.
24:28He's a little bit passive in the opening half,
24:31but actively coming forward and closing the gap more and more.
24:36Comes with risk, of course.
24:40Again, Edwards looking for that uppercut.
24:42Just caught him on the chest.
24:44Lovely little delivered uppercut.
24:50That's right, boys.
24:52Go on, go on.
24:54Come on, come on.
24:56Come on, come on.
24:57Come on, come on.
25:00Come on, come on.
25:02Come on.
25:04Come on.
25:06Come on, come on.
25:08Come on, come on.
25:09Come on.
25:11Come on, come on.
25:16A really landing clean there was he, Edwards.
25:18Especially with the head and the gloves, yeah.
25:20Again, snakes in that left hand.
25:25So Edwards has to maintain his composure here.
25:31Good shot there from Edwards there.
25:33A little bit of right hand.
25:42Lovely, really well timed up there from Ossamba.
25:45Just got Edwards stepping in with that left hand.
25:48And a good round here.
25:49The champion.
25:54Classic combination, isn't it?
25:55This taller fighter.
25:59Boxing behind that jab.
26:00Trying to land the backhand.
26:01And Ossamba looking to counterpunch it.
26:04Landing successfully.
26:11Fascinating game of cat and mouse.
26:15He just put his front foot a bit closer to Ossamba.
26:17I think that's been the difference in this round.
26:19As they've cooked it there from Edwards.
26:21But he gets feedback well left hand.
26:34Close round.
26:35Close round.
26:41So where are we headed?
26:424-2 as Ossamba closed the gap again?
26:44Yeah, for me I think.
26:45Even though, because Edwards shouts every time he throws a punch.
26:48It looks like he's always having success.
26:49Or it gives the impression he's not.
26:51And I think he was, his accuracy wasn't very good in that round.
26:54I mean, Charlie Edwards.
26:55Maybe just a little bit of fatigue setting in.
26:57But he'll get that second win for sure.
26:59He has worked hard in the first half of this fight.
27:02But Ossamba again, could do more work I think still in my opinion.
27:05But I think he was very accurate with some of those shots.
27:08A little bit more weight.
27:27OK.
27:28Have a look.
27:32Round 8.
28:02Ossamba.
28:19Right hand from Edwards bouncing off the gloves of Ossamba.
28:25You can win the exchange here.
28:28Easy uppercut there.
28:29Edwards, Ossamba fell over that front foot.
28:33Head over the front knee.
28:34That was the opportunity there for Edwards.
28:44And he just toppled over a bit there Ossamba.
28:47Edwards missed with the uppercut that time.
28:49But that shot is there for him.
28:50Sharp left hand there from Ossamba.
28:58Left hook there from Edwards.
29:03Just snuck that shot in.
29:04Really smart that from Charlie Edwards.
29:06Yeah, really fast reflexes there from Edwards.
29:10Again, Ossamba is missing with those shots.
29:17The speed is nice.
29:18He's just not putting the tag like he was in the early rounds.
29:20That's a nice uppercut though.
29:22And then a move in the way.
29:23Now Ossamba with the fire back.
29:28You think as well, you know, this fight could be one of those.
29:31To this point anyway, the judges all watch from different angles.
29:36They've got a different sight of it than we have.
29:39I think it might be one of those fights that looks different
29:42depending on where you're watching it.
29:48Let's see if that is Walter Bear.
29:58Tight round, isn't it?
29:59Another tight round.
30:00Lovely uppercut again there from Edwards.
30:04Ossamba looking to be that little bit more positive.
30:09Knows he had to be and it's brought him success.
30:15He had a good start to the round, Ossamba,
30:16but then he sort of took his foot off the gas, didn't he?
30:21I love that he drove back into this round.
30:27Good work from Edwards there,
30:28but Ossamba responds with a flurry of activity.
30:33Sonny Edwards is watching on intently
30:35from over the far side of the ring.
30:37Ossamba, Ossamba, Ossamba!
30:54So here's some of that action, Barry, from another tight round.
30:57Yeah, it was a really good start from Ossamba,
30:59but then he just took his foot off the gas
31:01and that just opens back into it, and that rhythm,
31:03and I think the atmosphere's just a little bit better there
31:06than that round from Edwards.
31:08Four rounds to go, Edwards landing a left hook
31:11at the start of this ninth round.
31:15You've got it.
31:165-3 Edwards at the moment, and you may not.
31:20It's still there, it's still in play for Ossamba.
31:24Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!
31:28Come on!
31:32Come on!
31:34Ossamba has to try and drag Edwards
31:36to where he doesn't want to be in these final four rounds.
31:40Yeah, he's got a little bit of a second wind, doesn't he?
31:42Edwards there, a little bit more bumps to his step.
31:45Sharper with the reflexes.
31:47Oh, the shot from Ossamba, what a right hand that was.
31:50Terrific shot.
31:53Ossamba's eyes fixed on Edwards.
31:57That'll take the bumps off your step.
32:06Can he land another here, Thomas Ossamba?
32:14He's caught into it.
32:15Edwards got really quiet once that shot landed.
32:19Full of energy up until that point.
32:21He certainly felt it. Feels like Edwards was buzzed there.
32:25Ossamba's got to work off it.
32:26I understand he's trying to tie him in for that perfect shot.
32:29And that was almost the perfect shot, but still.
32:31You know you've hurt him, jump on him a little bit.
32:38Falling short there, Edwards.
32:43Ossamba closes the gap again.
32:45Yeah, I say hurt him, he took it really well with Charlie Edwards.
32:51Put the backhand on his shoulder.
32:59What a shot.
33:00He snaked that right hand in, didn't he, Edwards?
33:04But he put his head over the left-hand side,
33:06so if anything did come back, he would have evaded it.
33:08He evaded it.
33:18Real test of conditioning as well, this.
33:21As we head towards our final three rounds.
33:27If Ossamba double jabs, it puts him in the perfect position
33:30to let that left hand go, and that's the shot
33:32that he's having all the success with.
33:39Good left to the body there from Edwards,
33:41this largely pro-Edwards crowd, love that.
33:44But then Ossamba responded with a right hand of his own,
33:46and then there's that uppercut from Edwards on the inside again.
33:49Yeah, but there was a right hand as well there from Ossamba,
33:51but he took the uppercut with a decent right hand of his own.
33:56And a left hook there from Ossamba.
34:00And there's a right hand from Ossamba,
34:01and another there from Thomas Ossamba
34:03comes to life at the end of the round.
34:23Charlie Edwards describes Stephen Smith as his Mr. Miyagi,
34:26and boy, does he need that inspiration.
34:28There's that right hand from Ossamba.
34:31Lovely shot there, as you can see,
34:32jab to the chest, right hand over the top.
34:34He took it well, Edwards, to be fair,
34:36but it did slow him down.
34:40There's nothing between them.
34:43Three rounds to go,
34:44Ossamba defending his European title.
34:47So much on the line for both of them here.
34:50The resurgent Charlie Edwards wants to keep up that momentum,
34:53Ossamba desperately wants to hold on to that title.
34:56At the age of 36, who will it be here?
34:58Who will it be here?
35:04Feels as if the momentum has swayed this way and that
35:07all the way through the fight.
35:08Maybe the crucial momentum comes now.
35:15Yeah, need the fight to allow any of the other ones
35:18to get a real foothold in the fight.
35:29Just trying to get rid of energy in his legs here.
35:31Edwards is moving wrong.
35:34But he bumps back to his step if he can.
35:36That gives him the rhythm to let those combinations go.
35:40So followed that combination.
35:42This fell short with that right hand.
35:45Look at Ossamba, he's sitting on her back foot,
35:47just begging.
35:48Edwards, just an overreach.
35:58Two terrific game plans here.
36:01Two fantastic boxing brains in there as well.
36:05What he did there, Ossamba, he nearly scraped his feet there.
36:07He stayed there when he rolled.
36:09He didn't commit.
36:11He just stopped it halfway through.
36:13He should have kept going.
36:18Right hand from Ossamba, left foot from Ossamba.
36:21But Edwards back on his heels.
36:24Great response from Charlie Edwards.
36:28But you wanted Ossamba to follow one good shot with another
36:31and he did it there.
36:34And you've got to learn from that and do it again and again.
36:36There's a nice little uppercut left hook there from Edwards
36:38and a body shot.
36:40A lot of appreciation there from Edwards.
36:45That time Ossamba's got to get back on his feet.
36:48He's got to get back on his feet.
36:50He's got to get back on his feet.
36:53Ossamba did overreach as he looked for that right hand.
36:59See, it was nobody's wrong up until that point.
37:01Then Ossamba, that puts him in the lead there.
37:03And all of a sudden, he's now down to maybe work him again, possibly.
37:10Difficult rounds to score.
37:11Very tight rounds, some of these.
37:15It will come down to what you like.
37:23Come on!
37:28Yes!
37:30And Mike Shielder up the ground.
37:32Every single moment counts now.
37:35Got a time there from Ossamba.
37:37And another from Ossamba.
37:54There's the Charlie Edwards corner.
37:57Stephen Smith with the instructions.
37:58Here's the action from another close round, Barry.
38:00Yeah, it was a little bit right-handed from Ossamba.
38:03And again, with the left hook.
38:04And Edwards is not in trouble, but that slows him down a bit.
38:06But then he allowed Edwards to get back into the round.
38:08But then, right at the end, he had none of that success.
38:10That might have been enough to give Ossamba the edge.
38:14I know a lot of you at home, keep your own scorecards.
38:17You'll have your view.
38:18The three judges here, of course, the ones that matter, will have theirs.
38:21What is your view with two rounds to go, Barry Jones?
38:23Well, look at the level though.
38:26Good shot there from Ossamba.
38:28Another left hand that landed from Ossamba.
38:34Goodness me, there were so many people these last two weeks
38:37looking beyond this fight for Charlie Edwards.
38:42Can't look beyond the next minute of this fight.
38:45Good shot there though from Edwards.
38:47Again, moves his head to the left with that right hand on the middle.
38:50Needs more of that.
39:00Ossamba again with that left hand.
39:03I think he got caught with a one-two there, Dave, to be honest.
39:07Good right hand there in response from Edwards.
39:13He's going to keep that level of shot, as he goes over.
39:15He's going to make sure he springs up with the feet.
39:20Really sharp jab, wasn't it, from Charlie Edwards.
39:26Someone trying to walk him down, though.
39:30But with that, might be an overreaching as well.
39:32Edwards looking to get his hands up.
39:34Yeah, the counterpuncher has done damage.
39:36Now he closes the gap.
39:39Makes himself a target here.
39:44Urgency from both fighters.
39:46They know how close this is.
39:48They surely must sense that.
39:49They've been told that as well.
39:55You can hear Ossamba's corner.
39:56Again, again, they want him to do more of that.
39:58Feel of his success.
40:00There's more purchase in his punches,
40:02but he's not worked here by Edwards.
40:06That's a good shot there from Ossamba.
40:09Ossamba is landing these eye-catching shots.
40:11Edwards is outworking him for parts of these rounds.
40:15Makes it hard to score for these judges.
40:19And I add to that the point I made earlier
40:21about the angle that you're watching.
40:23I think that's going to be important as well.
40:25It always is, of course,
40:26but particularly in fights like this.
40:33Good feet here from Edwards.
40:35And a good left hook as well.
40:39That was a cocked shot.
40:42Edwards missed with the right hand
40:43and Ossamba caught him to the body.
40:45And a right hand to the head
40:46from Ossamba as well.
40:51Left hook, though, from Edwards.
40:54And that jab, triple jab from Edwards.
40:57Really accurate, but then a left hand to Ossamba
41:00in response.
41:08Yeah, eye-catching, wasn't it?
41:10Might be enough to nick the round.
41:12We'll see as we head into the final round.
41:15Thank you very much.
41:19Keep tucker up, man.
41:20Smart pressure this round.
41:31Final words from Pierce Gudgeon
41:36in that Ossamba corner
41:37and from Stephen Smith as well.
41:40It means so much.
41:41He was out, remember, for 308 days
41:44before that Ori fight.
41:46All of that emotion.
41:47He got it out.
41:48He reset.
41:49Building into tonight, Charlie Edwards.
41:51Now, it could be on this round.
41:56Final 10 seconds.
42:03When the European title is at stake,
42:06it should be time.
42:08It has been touched.
42:09Sonny Edwards on his feet.
42:11Over on the far side of the ring.
42:13Still up for grabs
42:15for this European title.
42:17They'll get to their feet here at the York Hall.
42:19They know what they're watching.
42:21But now, all eyes lock on these two men
42:24fighting right to the end.
42:28For me, Edwards can't make mistakes.
42:30That's what he's got to show.
42:31If you need to tie this, you can't.
42:33Because when Ossamba lands,
42:34it looks like a better shot.
42:36It looks a more powerful shot.
42:37In tight rounds, that might give you the edge.
42:41And Ossamba's just got to pick those feet up
42:43and throw in twos and threes.
42:50There are so many faces.
42:52Racked with tension all around the ring side.
42:55There is so much on this fight.
42:58A little uppercut there from Ossamba.
43:00A little uppercut there from Ossamba.
43:03And Edwards with a combination.
43:09He's got to work off that.
43:15And Ossamba coming forward and throwing those
43:20big shots.
43:21A few of which missed, but he landed with a couple.
43:24He's got to be able to get a massive impression
43:26in this round so far.
43:27That's a good left angle from Ossamba.
43:30That's the thing, isn't it?
43:31If Ossamba could land a heavy shot here,
43:33there is an impression to be made.
43:35The round is still up for grabs.
43:36Right hook there from Ossamba.
43:40Good shot from the sponsor there from Edwards.
43:48They're both balancing on a tight rope.
43:51They're both balancing on a tight rope.
43:53They sway this way and that.
43:58Ossamba missed that time by some distance.
44:02He's got a right hand there from Edwards.
44:04Just clipping the jaw there of Ossamba.
44:06And then a left hook from Edwards.
44:07Then a response from Ossamba who staggers back.
44:10And Edwards closing the gap and landing heavy shots now.
44:16But then the response from Ossamba.
44:19They both know what's on the line here.
44:21They both know the fight could still be on the line.
44:23A lovely shot there.
44:24Lovely feet there from Edwards.
44:29And again, someone missing.
44:30A couple landed there.
44:31Ossamba's got to just let his hands go now.
44:38Can Edwards do enough to win this 12th round?
44:41Is there a response here from Ossamba?
44:43Good shots again from Edwards.
44:45Edwards clipping a left hook as well from Ossamba.
44:50It's been a really good fight, hasn't it?
44:52A really quality fight.
44:53Just outstanding.
44:55With so much on it as well as Edwards drives Ossamba back.
44:59We head for the final 10 seconds.
45:02Even one big shot might make a difference here.
45:06Edwards celebrating Ossamba too.
45:09They'll get to their feet here at the York Hall.
45:13Terrific fight.
45:15They both think they've won it.
45:18But everyone here knows what they've watched, Barry.
45:21That was just outstanding.
45:23It was a really good scrap, really good scrap.
45:25Every round was busy.
45:27No one allowed anybody to get a real foothold in the fight.
45:30When you thought that maybe this is the chance there where someone could take over,
45:34the other one responded with either world-rate or quality of weight in the shot.
45:38It was a really good, really good, interesting and enthralling contest.
45:42And how did you have it in the end, the big question?
45:45Edwards was already ahead and I thought he nicked the last round there and I thought he won the fight.
45:50So you had Edwards winning the last two rounds to win the fight.
45:53We'll see.
45:55Sonny's in there now.
45:58Big hug for Thomas Ossamba.
46:01There's going to be one for his brother as well here.
46:05But I would say, again, because some of these rounds are really tight,
46:09if you're going the other way, it could be wide.
46:12And it could be wide the other way, by the way.
46:14I don't see it that way, but it could be.
46:16But I just thought he managed that round really well in the final round there, Charlie Edwards.
46:20Moving around a lot and holding his feet in that little combination
46:23and bursts of speed in some of his work was the difference there.
46:26Ossamba was trying to get close, just lacking that really injection of pace in some of his work.
46:32Though the work he did do was absolute quality.
46:35And some of that outdid some of the busier work of Edwards in quite a few of the rounds.
46:41Well, it's taken a while. Paul Booth is down there.
46:44And that is often a sign that it's close, that it's interesting.
46:47I know what you mean, though. It is one of those fights, Barry,
46:49there were so many close rounds that if you as a judge gave all of those close rounds
46:54to the same fighter, it could be wide.
46:57And also, Edwards shocks every time he throws a shot.
46:59So even if it doesn't land, it almost feels like he's doing good work.
47:02And that can be persuasive.
47:04I'm not saying that works on the judges, but I just say for people at home,
47:07might think that's good.
47:08And also, Ossamba coming forward all the time, or more often than Edwards,
47:12and the weight of the shot, you might think he's done better work,
47:15but he's maybe just been at work in some of those rounds.
47:19Very subjective, I would say.
47:21Well, Vixen Oxen has called him in. Edwards desperately wants to hear and the news.
47:25That has been his mantra all week.
47:30Paul is ready. We can find out who has got it.
47:35Over to you now, Paul Booth.
47:39Boxing fans, after 12 rounds of bantamweight action,
47:44we go to the scorecards.
47:48Mark Bates scores the contest 117-111.
47:52Kira McCann has it 116-112.
47:56And Kevin Parker scores the contest at 118-111.
48:01All three judges score in favour of the winner,
48:06leaving the ring at York Hall this evening,
48:09as the newly crowned EBU European Bantamweight Champion,
48:17from Croydon, South London,
48:21Charlie Edwards!
48:28Edwards gets it. Edwards gets it wide by six.