On January 21, 2023, a 30-year-old Chris Kongo (14-1, 7 KOs) and Ekow Essuman met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Kongo came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days.
Chris Kongo lost to Ekow Essuman via majority decision in the 12-round welterweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 14-2.
On March 27, 2021, a 28-year-old Chris Kongo (12-0, 7 KOs) and a 26-year-old fellow British boxer Michael McKinson (19-0, 2 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Kongo came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. McKinson was on a 19-fight win streak with a 10% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
Michael McKinson defeated Chris Kongo via unanimous decision in the 10-round welterweight fight. McKinson improves his record to 20-0, while Kongo adds a loss to his record at 12-1.