Ekow Essuman

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Ekow Essuman
Born
Haizel Ekow Tabiri-Essuman

(1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 (age 35)
Botswana
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Engine
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights21
Wins20
Wins by KO8
Losses1

Ekow 'The Engine' Essuman (born 30 March 1989 [2] ) is a British professional boxer and the reigning WBO European welterweight champion.

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He previously held the British, Commonwealth, IBF European and WBC International Silver welterweight titles.

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 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). [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 BBBofC British, CBC Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight belts, against Darren Tetley on 23 April 2022, on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte. [9]

Professional boxing record

21 fights20 wins1 loss
By knockout80
By decision121
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Loss19–1Harry ScarffUD1218 Nov 2023Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
19Win19–0 Chris Kongo MD12 21 Jan 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained British, Commonwealth and IBF European welterweight titles;
Won WBC Silver International welterweight title
18Win18–0Samuel AntwiUD1224 Sep 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
17Win17–0Darren TetleyUD12 23 Apr 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, EnglandRetained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
16Win16–0Danny BallKO6 (12), 3:009 Oct 2021 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandRetained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
15Win15–0 Chris Jenkins TKO8 (12), 0:4324 Jul 2021 The SSE Arena, London, EnglandWon British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
14Win14–0Cedrick PeynaudUD1012 Sep 2020York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant IBF European welterweight title
13Win13–0Curtis Felix JrTKO8 (10), 2:1430 Nov 2019 York Hall, London, EnglandRetained English welterweight title
12Win12–0Zygimantas ButkeviciusPTS619 Oct 2019Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England
11Win11–0William WarburtonRTD6 (8), 3:006 Jul 2019Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
10Win10–0 Tyrone Nurse MD1016 Mar 2019Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, EnglandRetained English welterweight title
9Win9–0Andy KeatesTKO5 (10), 0:4320 Oct 2018Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, EnglandWon vacant English welterweight title
8Win8–0Edvinas PuplauskasPTS615 Sep 2018Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England
7Win7–0Nelson AltamiranoTKO1 (8), 0:4231 Mar 2018Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
6Win6–0Jordan GrannumPTS616 Dec 2017Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
5Win5–0Serge AmbomoPTS821 Oct 2017 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
4Win4–0Arvydas TriznoPTS424 Jun 2017Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
3Win3–0Casey BlairTKO3 (4), 0:2622 Apr 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
2Win2–0Kevin McCauleyPTS44 Feb 2017Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
1Win1–0Andrej CepurPTS41 Dec 2016Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ekow Essuman | Fighter Profile". Frank Warren . Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Andrej Cepur". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Zygimantas Butkevicius". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
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