Ekow Essuman

Ekow Essuman (born 30 March 1989) is a British professional boxer who has held the IBF European welterweight title since September 2020.

Ekow Essuman
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Engine
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989
Botswana
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights14
Wins14
Wins by KO5
Losses0

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
Professional record summary
14 fights 14 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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
  1. "Boxing record for Ekow Essuman". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Andrej Cepur". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Rickson, Tim (17 March 2019). "Ekow Essuman retains English welterweight title". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. Wainwright, David (8 July 2019). "Ekow Essuman destined for bigger things". Boxing News. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Zygimantas Butkevicius". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. Flexen, Danny (30 April 2020). "Ekow Essuman, hot talent, joins Frank Warren, targets British title". SecondsOut Boxing News. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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