Unbeaten Nottingham boxer Ekow Essuman produced an eighth-round stoppage against Welshman Chris Jenkins to become the British and Commonwealth welterweight champion on the undercard of the Joe Joyce victory verses Carlos Takam at Wembley Arena last night.<\/p>\n
In a tight opening to the fight where Essuman used his flurry of attacks to gain advantage over a boxer who in return looked to pick his shots, the Ghanaian born 32-year-old dominated in the fourth round which led to Jenkins downfall, picking off his opponent before finally catching him with a big right hook in the eighth.<\/p>\n
A series of shots followed with Essuman aggressively attacking Jenkins in the corner forcing the Referee to intervene and stop the fight leading to celebrations for the corner of a talented fighter that is now 15-0.<\/p>\n
Essuman joins the great Kirkland Laing who sadly died this year, remembered as a Nottingham based boxer to win the British welterweight title, in a division that includes some talented young British fighters including Conor Benn, Josh Kelly, Lewis Croker and Michael McKinson, not too far away could be a shot at the Worlds for a man who already owns the European IBF title too.<\/p>\n
When told after that \u2018you\u2019ve stopped Chris Jenkins, nobody stops Chris Jenkins\u2019 Essuman simply replied \u201cI\u2019m not no-one, I\u2019m the Engine\u201d.<\/p>\n
A fighter that is growing his reputation in boxing to elite status, one with a very big future indeed. When asked how he rated his performance last night Essuman stated \u201cC+\u201d. Room for improvement? The man himself thinks so which is a scary thought, to what lies ahead next? Let us watch this space\u2026.<\/p>\n