Chris Kongo (born 23 December 1992) is a British professional boxer.
Boxing career 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. Kongo later lost the title on 28 March 2021 to Michael McKinson by Unanimous Decision. On 11 July 2022 Kongo defeated Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC International Silver Welterweight title.
On March 31, 2024, in London, Kongo was scheduled to face Florian Marku.
Kongo secured the finest victory of his career 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.
He lost on points to Owen Cooper in a 10-round contest at Nottingham Arena on 10 May 2025.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21Loss17–4Elliot EboigeTKO1 (6)Dec 13, 2025Sir James Wakey Hall, Watford Green, England20 Loss17–3Owen CooperPTS10May 10, 202519 Win17–2John Henry MosqueraPTS6Dec 18, 202418Win16–2Jacob QuinnPTS6Sep 18, 202417 Win15–2Florian MarkuUD10Mar 31, 2024 16 Loss14–2Ekow Essuman12Jan 21, 2023 15 Win14–1Sebastian FormellaUD10Jun 11, 2022 14 Win13–1Kelvin DotelPTS8Mar 26, 202213Loss12–1Michael McKinson10Mar 27, 202112Win12–0Luther ClayTKO9 (10), Aug 22, 202011Win11–0Fernando ValenciaPTS6Apr 20, 201910Win10–0Adam GrabiecPTS6Sep 29, 20189Win9–0Arvydas TriznoTKO1 (6), Jun 30, 20188Win8–0Serge AmbomoPTS624 Mar 20187Win7–0Evgeni BorisovKO3 (6), Nov 10, 20176Win6–0Bronislav KubinTKO1 (6), Oct 7, 20175Win5–0William WarburtonPTS4Jul 15, 20174Win4–0Michal VosykaKO1 (4), May 27, 20173Win3–0Edvinas Puplauskas 1 (4), Feb 4, 20172Win2–0William Warburton4 Oct 15, 20161Win1–0Jason Nesbitt1 (6), Aug 6, 2016
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