Zeuge vs Ekpo

Who won Zeuge vs Ekpo?

Tyron Zeuge beat Isaac Ekpo by technical decision in their 5 round contest on Saturday 25th March 2017 at MBS Arena in Potsdam.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 49-47 in favor of winner Tyron Zeuge.

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 2017, Tyron Zeuge stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Isaac Ekpo made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ekpo had advantage in power over Zeuge, with a 77% knock out percentage over Zeuge's 58%.

Tyron Zeuge was the younger man by 10 years, at 24 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 3 by the WBA and 6 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Zeuge vs Ekpo form

Zeuge had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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, Germany.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ruben Eduardo Acosta on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Before that, he had beat Nikola Sjekloca on 25th April 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Columbiahalle, Kreuzberg.

He had won against Stjepan Bozic on 6th December 2014 by technical knockout in the 5th round at EWE-Arena, Oldenburg.

Activity check

Zeuge's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 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 10:00 PM UTC at MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Zeuge vs Ekpo?

Tyron Zeuge was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Isaac Ekpo made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.