Rafferty vs Essuman

Who won Rafferty vs Essuman?

Jack Rafferty beat Ekow Essuman by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Jack Rafferty.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Fabio Wardley losing to Daniel Dubois for the WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Liam Cameron lost to Bradley Rea, David Morrell was overcome by Zak Chelli, Khaleel Majid was defeated by Gavin Gwynne, and Bakhodir Jalolov beat Agron Smakici.

Rafferty vs Essuman stats

Jack Rafferty stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ekow Essuman made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rafferty had a large advantage in power over Essuman, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Essuman's 36%.

Jack Rafferty was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Essuman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rafferty.

Both Jack Rafferty and Ekow Essuman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rafferty's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Essuman's, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months later than Essuman, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Essuman's 192.

Jack Rafferty went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Rafferty vs Essuman form

Rafferty remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Mark Chamberlain on August 23, 2025, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Planet Ice, Altrincham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Cory O’Regan on April 5, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Reece MacMillan on February 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Henry Turner on October 5, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Sabari Jaishankar on June 29, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Olympia, Liverpool.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jack Catterall on November 15, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Josh Taylor on May 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Hydro Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ben Vaughan on November 2, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Arena, BIRMINGHAM.

Before that, he had won against Owen Cooper on July 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

He had been beaten by Harry Scarff on November 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jack Rafferty had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Ekow Essuman's last outing had been 5 months and 24 days ago.

Rafferty's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Essuman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Rafferty vs Essuman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM BST at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:45 PM EST or 2:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Rafferty vs Essuman?

Rafferty vs Essuman was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rafferty vs Essuman?

Jack Rafferty was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Ekow Essuman made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.