Chris Kongo | |
Realname: | Christian Mbwakongo |
Nickname: | 2Slick |
Height: | 6ft |
Weight: | Welterweight |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 1992 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Style: | Orthodox |
Boxrec: | 769395 |
Total: | 18 |
Wins: | 16 |
Ko: | 7 |
Losses: | 2 |
Chris Kongo (born 23 December 1992) is a British professional boxer.
On 22 August 2020 Kongo won his first professional title with a ninth-round TKO victory over Luther Clay to win the WBO Global Welterweight Title.[1] Kongo later lost the title on 28 March 2021 to Michael McKinson by Unanimous Decision.[2] On 11 July 2022 Kongo defeated Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC International Silver Welterweight title.[3]
On March 31, 2024, in London, Kongo was scheduled to face Florian Marku.[4]
Kongo secured the finest victory of his career[5] with a unanimous decision win over Marku using his height and reach advantage to negate Marku's aggression. The judges scored it as a unanimous decision and a clear win for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental Welter Title.[6]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
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18 | Win | 16-2 | Jacob Quinn | UD | 6 | Sep 18, 2024 | |||
17 | Win | 15–2 | Florian Marku | UD | 10 | Mar 31, 2024 | |||
16 | Loss | 14–2 | Ekow Essuman | 12 | Jan 21, 2023 | ||||
15 | Win | 14–1 | Sebastian Formella | UD | 10 | Jun 11, 2022 | |||
14 | Win | 13–1 | Kelvin Dotel | PTS | 8 | Mar 26, 2022 | |||
13 | Loss | 12–1 | Michael McKinson | 10 | Mar 27, 2021 | ||||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Luther Clay | TKO | 9 (10), | Aug 22, 2020 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Fernando Valencia | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 2019 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Adam Grabiec | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 2018 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Arvydas Trizno | TKO | 1 (6), | Jun 30, 2018 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Serge Ambomo | PTS | 6 | Mar 24 2018 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Evgeni Borisov | KO | 3 (6), | Nov 10, 2017 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Bronislav Kubin | TKO | 1 (6), | Oct 7, 2017 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | William Warburton | PTS | 4 | Jul 15, 2017 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Michal Vosyka | KO | 1 (4), | May 27, 2017 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Edvinas Puplauskas | 1 (4), | Feb 4, 2017 | ||||
2 | Win | 2–0 | William Warburton | 4 | Oct 15, 2016 | ||||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jason Nesbitt | 1 (6), | Aug 6, 2016 |