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Thomas Essomba (born December 2, 1987) is an amateur boxer from Cameroon who won All-Africa Games bronze medal in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Essomba lost his first round bout at the 2006 Commonwealth Games to Pakistan's Muhammad Nisar. He lost the semi-final of the 2007 All-Africa Games to two-time champion Suleiman Bilali.
At the first 2008 Olympic qualifier he lost to Manyo Plange. He won the second qualifier by defeating Matsepe Tlotlisang, Bathusi Mogajane, Robogang Pilane and Redouane Bouchtouk. In Beijing he lost his Olympic debut to Armenian Hovhannes Danielyan 3:9.