Jack Catterall vs Ekow Essuman Preview Nov. 15th, 2025
This Saturday, November 15th we’ll see Jack Catterall of Chorley, England take on Ekow Essuman of Botswana. The 10 or 12-round welterweight fight from London can be seen live in most nations on DAZN pay-per-view on the undercard of the Eubank Jr. vs Benn rematch. Catterall last fought in July when he beat Harlem Eubank by technical decision in the seventh round for the IBF Intercontinental Belt when the fight was stopped due to a clash of heads. In his previous outing five months earlier Catterall dropped a split decision to Arnold Barboza Jr. in a shot at the vacant Interim WBO Super Lightweight Title. Before that he downed former WBC Junior Welterweight Champion Regis Prograis via a 12-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBO International WBO Junior Welterweight Belt. Catterall was down in the fifth round and Prograis was dropped twice in the ninth stanza. Essuman last boxed in May when he beat former world champion Josh Taylor by 12-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBO Global Welterweight Title.
Catterall vs Essuman
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Ekow Essuman +160
- Jack Catterall -200
My Pick
The 32-year-old Catterall is a southpaw who boasts a fine record of 31-2 with 13 Ko’s. He possesses below-average power though with 41.9 per cent of his wins coming by stoppage and has stopped just one of his last dozen opponents. He’s boxed 237 rounds since making his pro debut in 2012. Before that he enjoyed a pretty good amateur career in which he reportedly went 48-18 and captured a CYP title and reached the final of the Junior ABA’s.
Since turning pro he’s won a few other regional and minor titles such as the BBBoC Central Area, WBO European, WBA Inter-Continental, WBO Inter-Continental, and BBBoC British Super Lightweight Crowns. Catterall stands 5-feet-7-inches tall with a 69-inch reach. He first stepped up in class in 2022 by meeting Josh Taylor and definitely proved he belonged with the best of the division. He lost a controversial split decision though for the WBC, WBO and IBF Super Lightweight Titles.
Catterall rebounded from the defeat to beat Darragh Foley and former world champion Jorge Linares by 10 and 12-round unanimous decisions respectively and then avenged the loss to Taylor in May, 2024 when he beat him by a unanimous 12-round decision. Catterall followed that win with the victory over Prograis, the recent loss to Barboza and the win over Harlem Eubank. He’s also beaten the likes of Nathan Brough, Thomas Stalker, Jarkko Putkonen, Jesus Rodriguez, Joe Hughes, Tyrone Nurse, Tyrone McKenna, Ohara Davies and Timo Schwarzkopf.
The 36-year-old Essuman fights out of Nottingham, England and boasts a mark of 22-1 with 8 Ko’s. He also possesses below-average power with 36.4 per cent of his wins coming by stoppage and has halted just one of his past seven opponents. He’s boxed 175 rounds since making his pro debut in 2016. Before that he enjoyed a pretty good amateur career in which he reached the English ABAE National Championships Final in 2016 and the 2014 English National Elite 69 kg Final He also competed in the World Series of Boxing and faced opponents such as Israil Madrimov, Lewis Ritson, Ted Cheeseman and Serhii Bohachuk.
As a pro, Essuman captured the vacant British Welterweight Title in 2018 when he stopped Andy Keates in the fifth round. He added the vacant IBF European Welterweight Belt in 2020 with a 10-round unanimous decision over Cedrick Peynaud and then won the Commonwealth Welterweight Title the next year when he stopped Chris Jenkins in the eighth round. The WBC International Welterweight Belt came next when he beat Chris Kongo by 12-round majority decision in 2023. Essuman measures 5-feet-10-inches tall with a reported 66-inch reach for a two inch height advantage over Catterall while giving up three inches in reach.
Prediction…
Catterall isn’t a polished boxer but is quite determined and has just enough power to keep you honest. The same could be said of Essuman but while Catterall could be considered a world-class boxer at this stage of his career it’s probably safe to say that Essuman is on the European or domestic level. However he did impress in his recent win over former world champion Josh Taylor. Catterall has greater experience against tougher opposition and has been relatively successful against them. In addition, Essuman is presumably in the twilight of his career at the age of 36 but he still seems to have a lot of gas left in the tank. This should be a close fight that likely goes the distance and it’s up for grabs really. Whoever takes the initiative and lets his hands go the most should take it and I’ll give Catterall a very slight edge.
Catterall’s experience could be the deciding factor.
Play Catterall -200 @ BetOnline.ag
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