Ekow 'The Engine' Essuman (born 30 March 1989[2]) is a British professional boxer and the reigning WBO European welterweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, IBF European and WBC International Silver welterweight titles.

Professional career

Essuman made his professional debut on 1 December 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Andrej Cepur at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England.[3]

After compiling a record of 8–0 (2 KOs), he faced Andy Keates for the vacant English welterweight title on 20 October 2018 at the Harvey Hadden Sports Village in Nottingham, England. Essuman knocked Keates down twice in the fourth round en route to a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO).[4] He returned to the Harvey Hadden Sports Village for his next fight, successfully defending his English title against former British super-lightweight champion, Tyrone Nurse, via majority decision (MD) on 16 March 2019. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Essuman with 98–93 and 96–94 while the third scored it a draw at 95–95.[5] After a stoppage win over William Warburton in July[6] and a PTS victory over Zygimantas Butkevicius in October,[7] Essuman finished 2019 with a second defence of his title on 30 November, defeating Curtis Felix Jr via eighth-round TKO at the York Hall in London.[8]

Essuman defended his BBBofC British, CBC Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight belts, against Darren Tetley on 23 April 2022, on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte.[9]

He lost his titles and unbeaten record to Harry Scarff at Manchester Arena on 18 November 2023 via unanimous decision.[10][11][12]

Essuman stopped Owen Cooper in the final round to win the WBO European welterweight title at Manchester Arena on 20 July 2024.[13]

He made a successful first defense of his title with a majority decision victory over Ben Vaughan at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on 2 November 2024.[14][15]

Essuman is scheduled to face Josh Taylor on 24 May 2025 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.[16][17]

Professional boxing record

22 fights 21 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By decision 13 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Win 21-1 Ben Vaughan MD 10 02 Nov, 2024 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England Retained WBO European Welterweight title
21 Win 20-1 Owen Cooper TKO 10 (10) 0:23 20 Jul, 2024 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won WBO European Welterweight title
20 Loss 19–1 Harry Scarff UD 12 18 Nov 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
19 Win 19–0 Chris Kongo MD 12 21 Jan 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained British, Commonwealth and IBF European welterweight titles;
Won WBC Silver International welterweight title
18 Win 18–0 Samuel Antwi UD 12 24 Sep 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
17 Win 17–0 Darren Tetley UD 12 23 Apr 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
16 Win 16–0 Danny Ball KO 6 (12), 3:00 9 Oct 2021 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
15 Win 15–0 Chris Jenkins TKO 8 (12), 0:43 24 Jul 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England Won British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
14 Win 14–0 Cedrick Peynaud UD 10 12 Sep 2020 York Hall, London, England Won vacant IBF European welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Curtis Felix Jr TKO 8 (10), 2:14 30 Nov 2019 York Hall, London, England Retained English welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Zygimantas Butkevicius PTS 6 19 Oct 2019 Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England
11 Win 11–0 William Warburton RTD 6 (8), 3:00 6 Jul 2019 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
10 Win 10–0 Tyrone Nurse MD 10 16 Mar 2019 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England Retained English welterweight title
9 Win 9–0 Andy Keates TKO 5 (10), 0:43 20 Oct 2018 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England Won vacant English welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Edvinas Puplauskas PTS 6 15 Sep 2018 Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England
7 Win 7–0 Nelson Altamirano TKO 1 (8), 0:42 31 Mar 2018 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
6 Win 6–0 Jordan Grannum PTS 6 16 Dec 2017 Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
5 Win 5–0 Serge Ambomo PTS 8 21 Oct 2017 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
4 Win 4–0 Arvydas Trizno PTS 4 24 Jun 2017 Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
3 Win 3–0 Casey Blair TKO 3 (4), 0:26 22 Apr 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
2 Win 2–0 Kevin McCauley PTS 4 4 Feb 2017 Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
1 Win 1–0 Andrej Cepur PTS 4 1 Dec 2016 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Ekow Essuman". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Ekow Essuman | Fighter Profile". Frank Warren. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Andrej Cepur". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ Wainwright, David (22 October 2018). "Essuman powers to English title win as he looks for shot at the British crown". nottinghampost. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ Rickson, Tim (17 March 2019). "Ekow Essuman retains English welterweight title". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ Wainwright, David (8 July 2019). "Ekow Essuman destined for bigger things". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Ekow Essuman vs. Zygimantas Butkevicius". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ Flexen, Danny (30 April 2020). "Ekow Essuman, hot talent, joins Frank Warren, targets British title". SecondsOut Boxing News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ Newman, Rowan (20 April 2022). "Bradford boxer's title fight to now feature on huge Fury-Whyte card at Wembley Stadium". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Triple title delight for Derby boxer Harry Scarff". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Harry Scarff done with being 'avoided' after dethroning Ekow Essuman in Manchester". planetsport.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Harry Scarff Earns Unanimous Decision Over Previously Unbeaten Ekow Essuman". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Essuman stopped Owen Cooper to win the WBO European welterweight title". WBO Europe. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Ekow Essuman Engine Outlasts Ben Vaughan/". 3kingsboxing.com. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Ekow Essuman targets best welterweights". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  16. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (5 March 2025). "Josh Taylor faces Ekow Essuman in Glasgow, Scotland in May". FIGHTMAG.
  17. ^ "Josh Taylor Maintains He Can Beat World's Best Ahead Of Ekow Essuman Clash". boxingnewsonline.net. 5 March 2025.
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