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Welterweight · Botswana
Ekow Essuman 22-5-0 8 KO · 2015–2026
Ekow Essuman is a welterweight boxer from Botswana, born Mar 30, 1989. Record 22-5-0 with 8 knockouts over 2015–2026. Ekow Essuman last fought Jack Rafferty on May 9, 2026 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 12.
Born Mar 30, 1989
Country 🇧🇼 Botswana
Stance Orthodox
Nickname The Engine
Debut Mar 19, 2015
Career 2015–2026
Rounds boxed 202
KO share 36%
Born in Botswana
Titles WBO Global welterweight title 2025
Boxerbook rating #23 in Welterweight · 1918 ± 122Why here › Confirmed bouts 10 of 27 · 5 official
Record and next fight Record
22-5-0, 8 KOs · 2015–2026
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result L
For vacant WBA Gold welterweight title TKO 6/12 · Manchester, Lancashire, 🇬🇧
The record 27 bouts, 2015–2026, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 27, IBF/USBA Results · 4, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, WBA Fights Master Scores · 1
L
For vacant WBA Gold welterweight title TKO 6/12 · Manchester, Lancashire, 🇬🇧
Essuman 22-4-0 · Rafferty 26-0-1
L
For WBO Global welterweight title TKO 11/12 · Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Essuman 22-3-0 · Catterall 32-2-0
W
For vacant WBO Global welterweight title UD 12/12 · OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 🇬🇧
Essuman 21-3-0 · Taylor 19-2-0
W
Ben Vaughan
Retained WBO European welterweight title MD 10/10 · bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 20-3-0 · Vaughan —
W
Won WBO European welterweight title TKO 10/10 · bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 19-3-0 · Cooper 10-0-0
L
Lost British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Essuman 19-2-0 · Scarff —
W
Retained British, Commonwealth and IBF European welterweight titles MD 12/12 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Essuman 18-2-0 · Kongo 14-1-0
W
Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Essuman 17-2-0 · Antwi —
W
Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Wembley Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Essuman 16-2-0 · Tetley —
W
Danny Ball
Retained British, Commonwealth, and IBF European welterweight titles KO 6/12 · Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 15-2-0 · Ball —
W
Won British and Commonwealth welterweight titles TKO 8/12 · The SSE Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Essuman 14-2-0 · Jenkins 22-3-3
W
Cedrick Peynaud
Won vacant IBF European welterweight title UD 10/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Essuman 13-2-0 · Peynaud —
W
Curtis Felix Jr
Retained English welterweight title TKO 8/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Essuman 12-2-0 · Felix Jr —
W
Zygimantas Butkevicius
PTS 6/6 · Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 11-2-0 · Butkevicius —
W
William Warburton
RTD 6/8 · Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 10-2-0 · Warburton —
W
Retained English welterweight title MD 10/10 · Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 9-2-0 · Nurse —
W
Andy Keates
Won vacant English welterweight title TKO 5/10 · Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 8-2-0 · Keates —
W
Edvinas Puplauskas
PTS 6/6 · Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 7-2-0 · Puplauskas —
W
Nelson Altamirano
TKO 1/8 · Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 6-2-0 · Altamirano —
W
Jordan Grannum
PTS 6/6 · Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 5-2-0 · Grannum —
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PTS 8/8 · Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 4-2-0 · Ambomo —
W
Arvydas Trizno
PTS 4/4 · Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 3-2-0 · Trizno —
W
Casey Blair
TKO 3/4 · Leicester Arena, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Essuman 2-2-0 · Blair —
W
PTS 4/4 · Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 1-2-0 · McCauley —
W
Andrej Cepur
PTS 4/4 · Holiday Inn, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Essuman 0-2-0 · Cepur —
L
PTS 5/5 · Casablanca, 🇲🇦
Essuman 0-1-0 · Rabii 7-0-0
L
PTS 5/5 · London, 🇬🇧
Essuman 0-0-0 · Rabii 4-0-0
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Ekow Essuman's record? Ekow Essuman's professional record is 22-5-0 with 8 knockouts.
When is Ekow Essuman's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 17 Oct 2026.
Who did Ekow Essuman fight last? Ekow Essuman last fought Jack Rafferty on May 9, 2026 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 12. Sources Boxerbook ID 18966 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18966 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.