Efe Ajagba: record, next fight and profile →
Martin Bakole, who was knocked out as a late-replacement opponent for Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia last month, has been invited back to Riyadh for a previously scheduled (though slightly altered) heavyweight showdown with Efe Ajagba.
Billy Nelson, manager, trainer, and outspoken advocate of Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole is satisfied they made the right decision to take on Joseph Parker last weekend
Billy Nelson believes that the biggest threat to Bakole would be the temptation to look beyond his next opponent
Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney now have opponents set for the interim bouts that are expected to set up their rematch – and the May 2025 show will be bolstered by a bout between a pair of heavyweight contenders.
Heavyweight contenders Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba have agreed to fight in 2025 on a date still to be determined.
Martin Bakole often finds himself as the odd man out in the heavyweight division. With Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel facing one another rather than Bakole, possibly on February 22, it has left the Scotland-based Congolese fighter without an opponent.
The heavyweight division, like plenty of its biggest stars, is enjoying something of a resurgence. The leaders suddenly can’t get enough of fighting each other as an exciting era verges on becoming a great one. Here we examine all the key players, their strengths and weaknesses, alongside what the future of those fighters – and the division as a whole – may look like.
CompuBox Punch Stats: Efe Ajagba-Guido Vianello
Efe Ajagba was rocked early in Saturday's heavyweight clash with Guido Vianello, but he rallied behind his jab and some relatively nifty boxing to eke out a split-decision victory in Corpus Christi, Texas.
