Have Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor ever fought each other?

Yes. Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor met once on May 24, 2025, and Ekow Essuman won by UD.

Who has the better record, Essuman or Taylor?

Ekow Essuman is 22-3 and Josh Taylor is 19-3. Ekow Essuman has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Essuman or Taylor?

Ekow Essuman has 8 knockout wins and Josh Taylor has 13. Josh Taylor has more.

Do Essuman and Taylor have any common opponents?

Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor share 1 common opponent: Jack Catterall. Josh Taylor fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Essuman and Taylor?

This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Ekow Essuman and 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ekow Essuman vs Josh Taylor — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ekow Essuman (22-3) and Josh Taylor (19-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Essuman

Wins8 KO · 36%

Losses

Draws25 tracked bouts

Taylor

Wins13 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Essuman leads 1–0

Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor have met 1 time; Essuman leads 1–0.
Met	2025May 24	Series
Ekow EssumanFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Josh TaylorFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDTaylor vs Essuman	1Meeting

Taylor vs Essuman · May 24, 2025

The Numbers

Essuman 3 · Taylor 5 of 8 measurable rows

EssumanEdge = longer wingTaylor

Record: 22-3 (edge)19-3
Win %0–100%: 88% (edge)
86.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 13: 8
13 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 36.36%
68.42% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 36%
70% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5: 0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.6: 2.6 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25: 25
23

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

HeightLevel: Ekow Essuman: 5′10″; Josh Taylor: 5′10″
Reachnot held: Ekow Essuman: No reach on file; Josh Taylor: 70″
Age2 yrs apart: Ekow Essuman: 37; Josh Taylor: 35
Stance: Ekow Essuman: Orthodox; Josh Taylor: Southpaw

Ekow Essuman left, Josh Taylor right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ekow Essuman22 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

8 by KO/TKO 36%14 on the cards 64%

Josh Taylor20 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ekow Essuman 25, Josh Taylor 23 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Taylor better on 11 shared · Josh Taylor better on 1

EssumanEkow Essuman

Opponent

TaylorJosh Taylor

Ekow Essuman
Loss, TKO 11
2025Nov 2025
CatterallJack Catterall33–2Taylor betterJosh Taylor better — 1–1 to 0–1
Josh Taylor
1–1 against
Loss, UD
2024May 2024
Win, SD
2022Feb 2022

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ekow Essuman has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Essuman last boxed on May 9, 2026 — 165 days ago.WWWLL

Cooper Jul 2024Vaughan Nov 2024Taylor May 2025Catterall Nov 2025Rafferty May 20262.6 tracked bouts per year

Josh Taylor has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Taylor last boxed on May 24, 2025 — 515 days ago.WWLLL

Ramírez May 2021Catterall Feb 2022López Jun 2023Catterall May 2024Essuman May 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor ever fought each other?: Yes. Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor met once on May 24, 2025, and Ekow Essuman won by UD.
Who has the better record, Essuman or Taylor?: Ekow Essuman is 22-3 and Josh Taylor is 19-3. Ekow Essuman has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Essuman or Taylor?: Ekow Essuman has 8 knockout wins and Josh Taylor has 13. Josh Taylor has more.
Do Essuman and Taylor have any common opponents?: Ekow Essuman and Josh Taylor share 1 common opponent: Jack Catterall. Josh Taylor fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Essuman and Taylor?: This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Ekow Essuman and 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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