Ekow Essuman delivered an upset for the ages, defeating Josh Taylor to seize the vacant WBO Global Welterweight Championship on Saturday night time in Scotland.
It was clear from the get-go that Taylor was on one other degree than Essuman, and sure took the primary two rounds handily. Essuman lastly acquired his offense going within the third, touchdown a giant proper hand that broke the guard and appeared to momentarily rock Taylor.
In the direction of the top of the spherical, Taylor landed a proper hook, however Essuman snapped again with a shot of his personal that had Taylor going again to his nook on wobbly legs.
Taylor bounced again within the fourth spherical, however it rapidly grew to become clear that the tide was beginning to flip, with Essuman strolling down his opponent and regularly freezing Taylor together with his proper hand.
After a comparatively aggressive fifth and sixth spherical, Essuman began to drag away from his opponent, touchdown the larger pictures for the following a number of rounds. With the battle probably hanging within the stability, each fighters turned up the warmth within the twelfth.
However whereas Taylor was providing up one shot at a time, Essuman was placing collectively combos, placing an exclamation level on a stellar efficiency.
Official Outcome: Ekow Essuman def. Josh Taylor through unanimous resolution (116-113, 117-112, 115-113) to win the WBO International Welterweight Championship.
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