Cooper vs Essuman

Who won Cooper vs Essuman?

Ekow Essuman beat Owen Cooper by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Nathan Heaney losing to Brad Pauls for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Chantelle Cameron beat Elhem Mekhaled, Ashley Lane was overcome by Andrew Cain for the BBBOC British Bantamweight and CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight titles, Zach Parker was victorious over Jack Arnfield, and Solomon Dacres beat Michael Webster.

Cooper vs Essuman stats

Back in July 2024, Owen Cooper stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ekow Essuman made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Owen Cooper was the younger man by 11 years, at 24 years old.

Essuman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cooper.

Both Owen Cooper and Ekow Essuman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cooper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 9 months later than Essuman, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 100 fewer professional rounds, totaling 63 compared to Essuman's 163.

Owen Cooper went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at welterweight.

Cooper vs Essuman form

Essuman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Harry Scarff on November 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Chris Kongo on January 21, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Samuel Antwi on September 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Darren Tetley on April 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight and BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

He had won against Danny Ball on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight and BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Activity check

Essuman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cooper vs Essuman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM BST at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cooper vs Essuman?

Cooper vs Essuman was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Cooper vs Essuman?

Owen Cooper was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Ekow Essuman made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.