Ekow Essuman
Ekow Essuman (born 30 March 1989) is a British professional boxer who has held the English welterweight title since 2018.
Ekow Essuman | |
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Nickname(s) | The Engine |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | British |
Born | Botswana | 30 March 1989
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 13 |
Wins | 13 |
Wins by KO | 5 |
Losses | 0 |
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.[2]
After compiling a record of 8–0 (2 KOs), he faced Andy Keates for the vacant English welterweight title on 20 October 2018 at the Harvey Hadden Sports Village in Nottingham, England. Essuman knocked Keates down twice in the fourth round en route to a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO).[3] 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.[4] After a stoppage win over William Warburton in July[5] and a PTS victory over Zygimantas Butkevicius in October,[6] 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.[7]
Professional boxing record
13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 0 |
By decision | 8 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | TKO | 8 (10), 2:14 | 30 Nov 2019 | Retained English welterweight title | ||
12 | Win | 12–0 | PTS | 6 | 19 Oct 2019 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 6 Jul 2019 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | MD | 10 | 16 Mar 2019 | Retained English welterweight title | ||
9 | Win | 9–0 | TKO | 5 (10), 0:43 | 20 Oct 2018 | Won vacant English welterweight title | ||
8 | Win | 8–0 | PTS | 6 | 15 Sep 2018 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 1 (8), 0:42 | 31 Mar 2018 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | PTS | 6 | 16 Dec 2017 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | PTS | 8 | 21 Oct 2017 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | PTS | 4 | 24 Jun 2017 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | TKO | 3 (4), 0:26 | 22 Apr 2017 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | PTS | 4 | 4 Feb 2017 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | PTS | 4 | 1 Dec 2016 | |||
References
- "Boxing record for Ekow Essuman". BoxRec.
- "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. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Rickson, Tim (17 March 2019). "Ekow Essuman retains English welterweight title". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Wainwright, David (8 July 2019). "Ekow Essuman destined for bigger things". Boxing News. 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. Retrieved 1 May 2020.