Essuman vs Kongo

Who won Essuman vs Kongo?

Ekow Essuman beat Chris Kongo by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 21st, 2023, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 114-114, 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 Chris Eubank Jr losing to Liam Smith. Also on the undercard Richard Riakporhe beat Krzysztof Glowacki, and Joseph Parker defeated Jack Massey.

Essuman vs Kongo stats

Back in January 2023, Ekow Essuman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Chris Kongo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Ekow Essuman was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Essuman.

Both Ekow Essuman and Chris Kongo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Essuman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 months later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Kongo's 99.

Ekow Essuman went into the fight ranked number 10 by the IBF at welterweight.

Essuman vs Kongo form

Essuman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Samuel Antwi on September 24, 2022, 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 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Cedrick Peynaud on September 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sebastian Formella on June 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Michael McKinson on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Luther Clay on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Fernando Valencia on April 20, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Athletics Centre, London.

He had defeated Adam Grabiec on September 29, 2018, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ekow Essuman had been fighting more than Chris Kongo.

Going into this contest, Ekow Essuman had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Chris Kongo's last outing had been 7 months and 10 days ago.

Essuman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Kongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Essuman vs Kongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Manchester 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 Kongo?

Essuman vs Kongo was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Essuman vs Kongo?

Ekow Essuman was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Kongo made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.