Who won Zeuge vs Ekpo?
Tyron Zeuge beat Isaac Ekpo by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 24th March 2018 at Inselparkhalle in 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 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 loses and 1 draw.
Isaac Ekpo made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.
Tyron Zeuge was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.
Ekpo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zeuge.
Both Tyron Zeuge & Isaac Ekpo fought out of an orthodox stance.
Zeuge was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year and 11 months later than Ekpo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 207 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 17th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wetzlar, Germany.
Previous to that, he had won against Isaac Ekpo on 25th March 2017 by technical decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam.
Going into that contest, he had beat Giovanni De Carolis on 5th November 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 16th July 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 9th April 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.
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