Essuman vs Antwi

Who won Essuman vs Antwi?

Ekow Essuman beat Samuel Antwi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 24th, 2022, at AO Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 117-112, 116-113, 115-114 in favor of winner Ekow Essuman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Joseph Parker losing to Joe Joyce for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Amanda Serrano beat Sarah Mahfoud, Michael Magnesi was overcome by Anthony Cacace, and Nathan Heaney was victorious over Jack Flatley.

Essuman vs Antwi stats

Back in September 2022, Ekow Essuman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Antwi made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Antwi had a slight advantage in power over Essuman, with a 43% knockout percentage compared to Essuman's 41%.

Ekow Essuman was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Essuman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Antwi.

Both Ekow Essuman and Samuel Antwi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Essuman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Antwi, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Antwi's 104.

Ekow Essuman went into the fight ranked number 13 by the IBF at welterweight.

Essuman vs Antwi form

Essuman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Jenkins on July 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight and BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Cedrick Peynaud on September 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Curtis Felix Jnr on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Essuman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Essuman vs Antwi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Essuman vs Antwi?

Essuman vs Antwi was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Essuman vs Antwi?

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