Zeuge vs Ekpo

Who won Zeuge vs Ekpo?

Tyron Zeuge beat Isaac Ekpo by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 24th, 2018, at Inselparkhalle, Hamburg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Zeuge vs Ekpo stats

Back in March 2018, Tyron Zeuge stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Isaac Ekpo made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Tyron Zeuge was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Ekpo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zeuge.

Both Tyron Zeuge and Isaac Ekpo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zeuge was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 11 months later than Ekpo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 10 fewer professional rounds, totaling 207 compared to Ekpo's 217.

Isaac Ekpo was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

Zeuge vs Ekpo form

Zeuge had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Paul Smith on June 17, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wetzlar, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against Isaac Ekpo on March 25, 2017, by technical decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Giovanni De Carolis on November 5, 2016, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Before that, he had drawn with Giovanni De Carolis on July 16, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg.

He had defeated Ruben Eduardo Acosta on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Activity check

Zeuge's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zeuge vs Ekpo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, Germany, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Zeuge vs Ekpo?

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