Marku vs Kongo

Who won Marku vs Kongo?

Chris Kongo beat Florian Marku by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, March 31st, 2024, at o2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Chris Kongo.

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 Fabio Wardley beating Frazer Clarke for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Ben Whittaker beat Leon Willings, Viddal Riley defeated Mikael Lawal, Alen Babic was victorious over Steve Robinson, and Callum Simpson beat Abdallah Paziwapazi.

Marku vs Kongo stats

Back in March 2024, Florian Marku stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Chris Kongo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Florian Marku was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Marku. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Florian Marku fought out of the southpaw stance, while Chris Kongo was an orthodox fighter.

Marku was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 3 months later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 80 compared to Kongo's 99.

Marku vs Kongo form

Marku 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 beaten Dylan Moran on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Miguel Parra Ramirez on August 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Jenkins on April 2, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Jorick Luisetto on November 20, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

He had defeated Maxim Prodan on September 25, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ekow Essuman on January 21, 2023, by majority 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 Sebastian Formella on June 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had beaten Fernando Valencia on April 20, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Athletics Centre, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Florian Marku had last fought 6 months and 29 days ago, while Chris Kongo's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 10 days ago.

Marku's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Kongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Marku vs Kongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Marku vs Kongo?

Marku vs Kongo was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Marku vs Kongo?

Florian Marku was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Chris Kongo made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.