Ekow Essuman
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Ekow 'The Engine' Essuman (born 30 March 1989) is a Motswana-British professional boxer. At regional level, he has held multiple welterweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2021 to 2023. He holds a notable win over former undisputed light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor.
Infobox
Nickname
The Engine
Nationality
British
Born
Haizel Ekow Tabiri-Essuman (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 (age 36)Botswana
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
mw- Welterweight Light-middleweight
Stance
Orthodox
Total fights
24
Wins
22
Win by KO
8
Losses
2
Tables
· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
24 fights
By knockout
22 wins
8
2 losses
1
By decision
By decision
24 fights
By decision
22 wins
14
2 losses
1
| 24 fights | 22 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 1 |
· Professional boxing record
24
24
No.
24
Result
Loss
Record
22–2
Opponent
Jack Catterall
Type
TKO
Round, time
11 (12), 0:50
Date
15 Nov 2025
Location
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
Notes
Lost WBO Global welterweight title
23
23
No.
23
Result
Win
Record
22–1
Opponent
Josh Taylor
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
24 May 2025
Location
OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
Notes
Won vacant WBO Global welterweight title
22
22
No.
22
Result
Win
Record
21–1
Opponent
Ben Vaughan
Type
MD
Round, time
10
Date
2 Nov, 2024
Location
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
Notes
Retained WBO European welterweight title
21
21
No.
21
Result
Win
Record
20–1
Opponent
Owen Cooper
Type
TKO
Round, time
10 (10) 0:23
Date
20 Jul, 2024
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Won WBO European welterweight title
20
20
No.
20
Result
Loss
Record
19–1
Opponent
Harry Scarff
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
18 Nov 2023
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Lost British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
19
19
No.
19
Result
Win
Record
19–0
Opponent
Chris Kongo
Type
MD
Round, time
12
Date
21 Jan 2023
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Retained British, Commonwealth and IBF European welterweight titles;Won WBC International Silver welterweight title
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
18–0
Opponent
Samuel Antwi
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
24 Sep 2022
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
17–0
Opponent
Darren Tetley
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
23 Apr 2022
Location
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Notes
Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
16–0
Opponent
Danny Ball
Type
KO
Round, time
6 (12), 3:00
Date
9 Oct 2021
Location
Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
Notes
Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
15–0
Opponent
Chris Jenkins
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (12), 0:43
Date
24 Jul 2021
Location
The SSE Arena, London, England
Notes
Won British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Cedrick Peynaud
Type
UD
Round, time
10
Date
12 Sep 2020
Location
York Hall, London, England
Notes
Won vacant IBF European welterweight title
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Curtis Felix Jr
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (10), 2:14
Date
30 Nov 2019
Location
York Hall, London, England
Notes
Retained English welterweight title
12
12
No.
12
Result
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Zygimantas Butkevicius
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
19 Oct 2019
Location
Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
William Warburton
Type
RTD
Round, time
6 (8), 3:00
Date
6 Jul 2019
Location
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Tyrone Nurse
Type
MD
Round, time
10
Date
16 Mar 2019
Location
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
Notes
Retained English welterweight title
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Andy Keates
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (10), 0:43
Date
20 Oct 2018
Location
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
Notes
Won vacant English welterweight title
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Edvinas Puplauskas
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
15 Sep 2018
Location
Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, England
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Nelson Altamirano
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 0:42
Date
31 Mar 2018
Location
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Jordan Grannum
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
16 Dec 2017
Location
Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Serge Ambomo
Type
PTS
Round, time
8
Date
21 Oct 2017
Location
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Arvydas Trizno
Type
PTS
Round, time
4
Date
24 Jun 2017
Location
Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Casey Blair
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (4), 0:26
Date
22 Apr 2017
Location
Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Kevin McCauley
Type
PTS
Round, time
4
Date
4 Feb 2017
Location
Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Andrej Cepur
Type
PTS
Round, time
4
Date
1 Dec 2016
Location
Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 | Jack Catterall | TKO | 11 (12), 0:50 | 15 Nov 2025 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England | Lost WBO Global welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Josh Taylor | UD | 12 | 24 May 2025 | OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | Won vacant WBO Global welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Ben Vaughan | MD | 10 | 2 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 International Silver 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 |
· External links
VacantTitle last held byJohn O'Donnell
VacantTitle last held byJohn O'Donnell
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byJohn O'Donnell
Regional boxing titles
English welterweight champion March 18, 2017 – July 24, 2021Won British title
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held bySamuel Antwi
VacantTitle last held byCedric Peynaud
VacantTitle last held byCedric Peynaud
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byCedric Peynaud
Regional boxing titles
IBF Europeanwelterweight champion September 12, 2020 – November 18, 2023
Regional boxing titles
Succeeded byHarry Scarff
Preceded byChris Jenkins
Preceded byChris Jenkins
Regional boxing titles
Preceded byChris Jenkins
Regional boxing titles
British welterweight champion July 24, 2021 – November 18, 2023
Commonwealth welterweight champion July 24, 2021 – November 18, 2023
Commonwealth welterweight champion July 24, 2021 – November 18, 2023
Regional boxing titles
Commonwealth welterweight champion July 24, 2021 – November 18, 2023
Preceded byChris Kongo
Preceded byChris Kongo
Regional boxing titles
Preceded byChris Kongo
Regional boxing titles
WBC International Silverwelterweight champion January 21 – November 2023Vacated
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle next held byMichael McKinson
VacantTitle last held byDavid Papot
VacantTitle last held byDavid Papot
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byDavid Papot
Regional boxing titles
WBO Globalwelterweight champion May 24 – November 15, 2025
Regional boxing titles
Succeeded byJack Catterall
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| VacantTitle last held byJohn O'Donnell | English welterweight champion March 18, 2017 – July 24, 2021Won British title | VacantTitle last held bySamuel Antwi | ||
| VacantTitle last held byCedric Peynaud | IBF Europeanwelterweight champion September 12, 2020 – November 18, 2023 | Succeeded byHarry Scarff | ||
| Preceded byChris Jenkins | British welterweight champion July 24, 2021 – November 18, 2023 | |||
| Commonwealth welterweight champion July 24, 2021 – November 18, 2023 | ||||
| Preceded byChris Kongo | WBC International Silverwelterweight champion January 21 – November 2023Vacated | VacantTitle next held byMichael McKinson | ||
| VacantTitle last held byDavid Papot | WBO Globalwelterweight champion May 24 – November 15, 2025 | Succeeded byJack Catterall | ||
References
- BoxRechttp://boxrec.com/en/boxer/780772
- Frank Warrenhttps://www.frankwarren.com/fighters/ekow-essuman-2/
- boxrec.comhttps://boxrec.com/en/event/742358/2122508
- nottinghamposthttps://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/other-sport/ekow-essuman-powers-english-title-2134018
- www.britishboxingnews.co.ukhttps://www.britishboxingnews.co.uk/blogs/ekow-essuman-retains-english-welterweight-title
- Boxing Newshttps://www.boxingnewsonline.net/ekow-essuman-destined-for-bigger-things/
- boxrec.comhttps://boxrec.com/en/event/794615/2389422
- SecondsOut Boxing Newshttps://www.secondsout.com/news/news/ekow-essuman-hot-talent-joins-frank-warren-targets-british-title-2960050
- Bradford Telegraph and Argushttps://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/20081264.darren-tetley-fight-tyson-fury-v-dillian-whyte-card/
- "Triple title delight for Derby boxer Harry Scarff"https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/triple-title-delight-derby-boxer-8919347
- "Harry Scarff done with being 'avoided' after dethroning Ekow Essuman in Manchester"https://www.planetsport.com/boxing/news/harry-scarff-done-with-being-avoided-after-dethroning-ekow-essuman-manchester
- "Harry Scarff Earns Unanimous Decision Over Previously Unbeaten Ekow Essuman"https://www.boxingscene.com/harry-scarff-earns-unanimous-decision-over-previously-unbeaten-ekow-essuman--179357
- "Essuman stopped Owen Cooper to win the WBO European welterweight title"https://wbo-europe.com/news/essuman-stopped-owen-cooper-to-win-the-wbo-european-welterweight-title/
- "Ekow Essuman Engine Outlasts Ben Vaughan"https://3kingsboxing.com/ekow-essuman-engine-outlasts-ben-vaughan/
- "Ekow Essuman targets best welterweights"https://www.boxingscene.com/ekow-essuman-targets-best-welterweights--186837
- "Shock Essuman win casts doubt over Taylor future"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cdxv0dzxdqlo
- "Ekow Essuman beats Josh Taylor on points"https://boxingnewsonline.net/ekow-essuman-beats-josh-taylor-on-points/
- "Ekow Essuman Spoils Scotland Homecoming, Outpoints Josh Taylor In Tense 12 Round Battle"https://ringmagazine.com/en/news/josh-taylor-ekow-essuman-report
- boxingscene.comhttps://www.boxingscene.com/articles/jack-catterall-with-newfound-spite-scores-contentious-11th-round-victory-over-ekow-essuman
- ringmagazine.comhttps://ringmagazine.com/en/news/jack-catterall-knocks-out-ekow-essuman-result-eubank-benn