Essuman vs Tetley

Who won Essuman vs Tetley?

Ekow Essuman beat Darren Tetley by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, at Wembley Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 116-112 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 Tyson Fury beating Dillian Whyte for the WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac Lowe lost to Nick Ball, David Adeleye defeated Chris Healey, and Tommy Fury was victorious over Daniel Bocianski.

Essuman vs Tetley stats

Back in April 2022, Ekow Essuman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Darren Tetley made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Essuman had a slight advantage in power over Tetley, with a 44% knockout percentage compared to Tetley's 43%.

Ekow Essuman was the older man by 35 years, at 33 years old.

Tetley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Essuman.

Ekow Essuman fought out of the orthodox stance, while Darren Tetley was a southpaw.

Essuman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years later than Tetley, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Tetley's 122.

Essuman vs Tetley form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Curtis Felix Jnr on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at York Hall, London.

He had won against Zygimantas Butkevicius on October 19, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Britannia Hotel, Nottinghamshire.

Activity check

Essuman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Essuman vs Tetley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Essuman vs Tetley?

Essuman vs Tetley was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.

What were the odds on Essuman vs Tetley?

Ekow Essuman was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Darren Tetley made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.