This was a story of 2 halves. Josh Taylor had a fast start and built up a lead, but Ekow Essuman came on strong in the second half. Essuman landed 140 of 363, 22% in total punches and Taylor landed 125 of 493, 25%. Taylor did hold a 117-115 connect advantage in power punches in the end, but a lot of that was done early. Scores were 116-113, 116-112, and 115-113.
