Oktagon 91 Recap: Krzysztof Jotko Dethrones Kerim Engizek in Cologne
Lanxess Arena, Cologne — July 11, 2026
A sold-out Lanxess Arena, a home-crowd champion, and a rematch that ended with the title changing hands. What happened at Oktagon 91.
The BOXING OS Desk · Jul 12, 2026 · 5 MIN READ
- ✓Jotko won by unanimous decision, 48-46 on all three scorecards, taking the middleweight title from Engizek.
- ✓This was the pair's second fight — Jotko also won their January meeting, by submission, at the Tipsport Gamechanger finale.
- ✓Engizek fought in front of a home crowd, with Cologne close to his native Düsseldorf.
- ✓Unlike their first fight, this one went the full distance before the judges' scorecards decided it.
- ✓The result ends Engizek's title reign and confirms Jotko as the division's new frontrunner.
At OKTAGON 91 on July 11, 2026, at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Krzysztof Jotko defeated Kerim Engizek by unanimous decision (48-46 on all three scorecards) to capture the OKTAGON middleweight championship. It was the pair's second meeting — Jotko had already beaten Engizek by submission in January at the Tipsport Gamechanger tournament finale — and the rematch, fought in front of a home crowd for Düsseldorf's Engizek, went the distance this time before the judges sided unanimously with the Polish veteran.
The rematch had everything a promotion could want built in: a home-region champion, a challenger with unfinished business, and a title on the line. Oktagon 91 delivered on the stakes — just not the ending Cologne came to see.
What happened Krzysztof Jotko outworked Kerim Engizek across the full championship distance, taking a clean unanimous decision — 48-46 on all three scorecards — to capture the OKTAGON middleweight title. It was the pair's second meeting: their first, in January at the Tipsport Gamechanger tournament finale, ended early when Jotko forced a submission. This time Engizek survived the full distance, but couldn't turn the scorecards in his favor.
A home crowd, a hard result Cologne sits close enough to Engizek's native Düsseldorf that Oktagon 91 played out in front of what amounted to a home audience for the champion. That's exactly the kind of setting promotions build title defenses around — and exactly the kind of night that makes a clean, unanimous loss sting harder.
The rematch that wasn't different enough Beating the same opponent twice, in two different ways, is one of the clearer statements a fighter can make. Jotko's story now includes both: a first-fight finish and a second-fight decision, over the same man, with a title added to the second result. For Engizek, the challenge now is the opposite — finding what changes for fight three, if there is one.
A rematch is supposed to answer the first fight's questions. Sometimes it just confirms them.
[The full story of Engizek's rise](/magazine/kerim-engizek-orphanage-to-champion) — and what this loss means for it — is worth reading in full.
FAQ
Who won Oktagon 91 in Cologne?+
Krzysztof Jotko defeated Kerim Engizek by unanimous decision (48-46 x3) to win the OKTAGON middleweight championship on July 11, 2026.
Had Jotko and Engizek fought before?+
Yes — they met in January at the Tipsport Gamechanger tournament finale, a fight Jotko won by submission. Oktagon 91 was their rematch, this time for Engizek's title.
Where was Oktagon 91 held?+
At the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, close to Kerim Engizek's native Düsseldorf, giving the champion a home-region crowd for the title defense.
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