Marku vs Kongo

Who won Marku vs Kongo?

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

The scorecards were announced as 94-96, 93-96, 92-98 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

Florian Marku stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

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

Florian Marku was the same age as Chris Kongo, at 31 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 year and 3 months later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 80 to Kongo's 93.

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

Previous to that, he had beat Miguel Parra Ramirez on 25th August 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 2nd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

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

He had defeated Maxim Prodan on 25th September 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 21st January 2023 by majority decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Sebastian Formella on 11th June 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 27th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

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

He had beat Fernando Valencia on 20th April 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Kongo made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.