Ekow Essuman
Ekow Essuman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haizel Ekow Tabiri-Essuman 30 March 1989 Ghana |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Engine |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) |
|
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 1 |
Ekow Essuman (born 30 March 1989 titles between 2021 and 2023.
Professional career
Essuman made his professional debut on 1 December 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Andrej Cepur at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England.[3]
After compiling a record of 8–0 (2 KOs), he faced Andy Keates for the vacant
technical knockout (TKO).[4] He returned to the Harvey Hadden Sports Village for his next fight, successfully defending his English title against former British super-lightweight champion, Tyrone Nurse, via majority decision (MD) on 16 March 2019. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Essuman with 98–93 and 96–94 while the third scored it a draw at 95–95.[5] After a stoppage win over William Warburton in July[6] and a PTS victory over Zygimantas Butkevicius in October,[7] Essuman finished 2019 with a second defence of his title on 30 November, defeating Curtis Felix Jr via eighth-round TKO at the York Hall in London.[8]
Essuman defended his
Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte.[9]
Professional boxing record
| 20 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 12 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 | Harry Scarff | UD | 12 | 18 Nov 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Lost British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Chris Kongo | MD | 12 | 21 Jan 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained British, Commonwealth and IBF European welterweight titles; Won WBC Silver International welterweight title
|
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Samuel Antwi | UD | 12 | 24 Sep 2022 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Darren Tetley | UD | 12 | 23 Apr 2022
|
Wembley Stadium, London, England | Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Danny Ball | KO | 6 (12), 3:00 | 9 Oct 2021 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England | Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Chris Jenkins | TKO | 8 (12), 0:43 | 24 Jul 2021 | The SSE Arena , London, England
|
Won British and Commonwealth welterweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Cedrick Peynaud | UD | 10 | 12 Sep 2020 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant IBF European welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Curtis Felix Jr | TKO | 8 (10), 2:14 | 30 Nov 2019 | York Hall, London, England | Retained English welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Zygimantas Butkevicius | PTS | 6 | 19 Oct 2019 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | William Warburton | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 6 Jul 2019 | Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Tyrone Nurse | MD | 10 | 16 Mar 2019 | Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England | Retained English welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Andy Keates | TKO | 5 (10), 0:43 | 20 Oct 2018 | Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England | Won vacant English welterweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Edvinas Puplauskas | PTS | 6 | 15 Sep 2018 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Nelson Altamirano | TKO | 1 (8), 0:42 | 31 Mar 2018 | Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jordan Grannum | PTS | 6 | 16 Dec 2017 | Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Serge Ambomo | PTS | 8 | 21 Oct 2017 | Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham , England
|
|
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Arvydas Trizno | PTS | 4 | 24 Jun 2017 | Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Casey Blair | TKO | 3 (4), 0:26 | 22 Apr 2017 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 4 | 4 Feb 2017 | Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Andrej Cepur | PTS | 4 | 1 Dec 2016 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Ekow Essuman". BoxRec.
- ^ "Ekow Essuman | Fighter Profile". Frank Warren. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Andrej Cepur". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Wainwright, David (22 October 2018). "Essuman powers to English title win as he looks for shot at the British crown". nottinghampost. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Rickson, Tim (17 March 2019). "Ekow Essuman retains English welterweight title". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Wainwright, David (8 July 2019). "Ekow Essuman destined for bigger things". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Zygimantas Butkevicius". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Flexen, Danny (30 April 2020). "Ekow Essuman, hot talent, joins Frank Warren, targets British title". SecondsOut Boxing News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Newman, Rowan (20 April 2022). "Bradford boxer's title fight to now feature on huge Fury-Whyte card at Wembley Stadium". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 21 April 2022.