Hi I manage a boxer called Thomas Essomba global id 517856 he as a loss on his record dated 2009-11-07 this is wrong as Thomas was a amateur boxer then he completed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic and then the London Olympics 2012 also Thomas competed in England aba amateur championship in 2014 then turned Pro with my self could you tell me if there any way to get his record corrected
http://boxrec.com/bout/1981885
Thomas Essomba
Re: Thomas Essomba
Hi Phil,
I have spoken about this with Phil Lindsay previously. It is, I must admit, an odd one. The bout, along with four others from the same event, was entered into the BoxRec database way back in 2009 by one of the French editors. Too much of a coincidence birth date and name wise for it not to be the same boxer. I suspect that maybe having entertained ideas of going pro the boxer opted to return to the amateurs and duly stayed amateur until after the London Olympics or, his bout in France, against another debutant, may have been on some sort of pro-am show. I don't know if they even have those in France and it's highly unlikely that details from an amateur bout would find their way onto the database anyway, certainly not from a show in France. Either way the bout in question is locked so can't just be deleted. I suspect the chances of finding anything out regarding the said show online are slim but I will have a look and see if I can find anything further.
Good luck with next weekend's show btw.
I have spoken about this with Phil Lindsay previously. It is, I must admit, an odd one. The bout, along with four others from the same event, was entered into the BoxRec database way back in 2009 by one of the French editors. Too much of a coincidence birth date and name wise for it not to be the same boxer. I suspect that maybe having entertained ideas of going pro the boxer opted to return to the amateurs and duly stayed amateur until after the London Olympics or, his bout in France, against another debutant, may have been on some sort of pro-am show. I don't know if they even have those in France and it's highly unlikely that details from an amateur bout would find their way onto the database anyway, certainly not from a show in France. Either way the bout in question is locked so can't just be deleted. I suspect the chances of finding anything out regarding the said show online are slim but I will have a look and see if I can find anything further.
Good luck with next weekend's show btw.
Re: Thomas Essomba
Thanks for the reply having spoke to Thomas he did tell me he boxed in this show in france but had head guards on and he was on a training camp with he fellow boxers from his country ,so to me it was looking like a Pro am show He would never have been allowed to box in the London olympics other wise as i no from experience abia would of picked up on it but great full for your help
Re: Thomas Essomba
Aren't Amateurs allowed to contest maximum 2 pro bouts & then can return to Ams if that's where their heart (gold medal) is?
Re: Thomas Essomba
I'm not sure what's allowed now tbh Anton. Phil will know how it used to work as his son Tony was a top amateur back then, bronze medal winner at the Beijing Olympics no lessAntonS wrote:Aren't Amateurs allowed to contest maximum 2 pro bouts & then can return to Ams if that's where their heart (gold medal) is?
