Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman Betting Preview

In the world of professional boxing, there are sometimes fights that can come across as being “setups” for certain boxers to be handed a winnable bout to get them on the winning trail. Alas, everyone in this sport has a puncher’s chance, which is why we find contests like this so intriguing – and why we think Ekow Essuman has every chance in the world of defeating Josh Taylor when they collide in Glasgow.

Over the course of the last few years, Josh Taylor has somewhat slipped down the pecking order when it comes to the ranks of the welterweight greats. While he’s certainly done some wonderful things throughout the course of his career, he’s suffered back to back defeats at the hands of Teofimo Lopez and Jack Catterall that have somewhat hurt his stock. Now, it’s a case of pushing back against that narrative.

Taylor is a technical guy and he’s also someone who isn’t afraid to really get in the face of his opponents. In this instance, after a schedule that has seen him fight just once a year since 2019, he needs to find out where he’s at in the division. Is he still capable of getting the job done on the big stage, or has his moment in the spotlight been and gone?

One man who will be hoping to make his own case for greatness is none other than Ekow Essuman. The 36-year-old has been around the block since debuting at the professional level back in 2016, but he’s still looking for that big breakout win that can really take him to the land of the elites. He has one loss on his record, courtesy of Harry Scarff, but he still holds a 21-1 record – and it’ll be well known that he has nothing to lose heading into this contest.

So whether you’re looking for Lottoland’s boxing guide or you just want to know a bit more about this fight, we’re here to break down what we expect to happen when these two lock up in the middle of the ring.

For Taylor, this all comes down to his patience. Essuman isn’t the kind of knockout artist that is going to land one big shot and put an end to the fight (famous last words), but Josh has also had a couple of big knocks to his confidence recently. If he gets too eager in the pursuit of redemption, he could walk right into the kind of shot that gets him out of there.

Essuman will try and stick to his own game, slow the pace down, and make things a bit ugly in the name of trying to score rounds. We think he’ll probably take a couple off of Josh for as long as this one lasts, but we don’t expect it to mean much.

Why? Because we think the old Josh Taylor is going to rise up and make himself known once again, scoring a late finish that reminds everyone why he has always been so highly thought of in this sport.

Official prediction: Josh Taylor defeats Ekow Essuman via tenth round TKO/KO