Jenkins vs Essuman

Who won Jenkins vs Essuman?

Ekow Essuman beat Chris Jenkins by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, July 24th, 2021, at SSE Arena, Wembley, London.

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 Joe Joyce's and Carlos Takam's clash.

Jenkins vs Essuman stats

Back in July 2021, Chris Jenkins stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ekow Essuman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested that Jenkins and Essuman have similar power, both with a 36% knockout percentage.

Chris Jenkins was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Essuman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jenkins.

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

Jenkins was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Essuman, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Essuman's 163.

Jenkins vs Essuman form

Chris Jenkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Liam Taylor on November 30, 2019, by technical draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Paddy Gallagher on August 3, 2019, by technical decision in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johnny Garton on March 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Edvinas Puplauskas on February 2, 2019, by points in the 6th round at The Neon, Wales.

He had drawn with Darragh Foley on August 24, 2018, by technical draw at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Activity check

Jenkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Essuman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Jenkins vs Essuman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Jenkins vs Essuman?

Jenkins vs Essuman was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Jenkins vs Essuman?

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