Efe Ajagba got the sense relatively early during his infamous fight with Zhan Kossobutskiy two months ago that his opponent was looking for an unconventional way out of it.
Joe Goodall couldn’t believe what he was watching. Zhan Kossobutskiy, presented with the biggest opportunity of his career, seemed hellbent on getting disqualified by continually hitting Efe Ajagba below the belt August 26. The strong southpaw from Kazakhstan had some success in the
The only real heavyweight low blow controversy from this past weekend has been addressed head-on by the guilty party. Kazakhstan’s Zhan Kossobutskiy has openly expressed sorrow for his disgraceful performance in his August 26 disqualification loss to Efe Ajagba. The unbeaten heavyweight was deducted two points in round three and ultimately tossed by referee Chris Flores at 0:33 of round four in their ESPN-televised bout in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The low blow theme carried over into the evening edition of ESPN’s heavyweight coverage. Efe Ajagba settled for a disqualification win when unbeaten prospect Zhan Kossobutskiy was tossed after an absurdly excessive amount of low blows. The visiting Kazakh heavyweight was deducted two points in round three and ultimately tossed by referee Chris Flores at 0:33 of round four In their ESPN-televised co-feature Saturday from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Anderson, Rudenko Weights Photos Gallery - In the 10-round main event, Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson, fighting pride of Toledo, Ohio, will take on Ukrainian contender Andriy Rudenko. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Jared Anderson sported a T-shirt purely for advertising purposes as he weighed in for his third bout of the year.
Anderson, Rudenko Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - In the 10-round main event, Toledo native Jared "The Real Big Baby" Anderson (15-0, 14 KOs) looks to notch his second victory in as many months against Andriy Rudenko (35-6, 21 KOs). Anderson thrilled his hometown crowd on July 1 with a 10-round decision over former world champion Charles Martin.
Bob Arum hopes to see a more aggressive Efe Ajagba on Saturday night than the Nigerian heavyweight’s promoter has watched since Arum’s company signed Ajagba three years ago.
Heavy-hitting Nigerian contender Efe Ajagba will take on unbeaten Kazakh southpaw Zhan Kossobutskiy in the 10-round co-feature on Saturday, August 26 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. Ajagba-Kossobutskiy will be the co-feature to the heavyweight showdown between Toledo-born phenom Jared Anderson and Andriy Rudenko.
Zhan Kossobutskiy will have a meaningful, televised heavyweight fight in the United States this summer after all. BoxingScene.com has learned that the undefeated contender from Kazakhstan will square off against Nigerian power puncher Efe Ajagba on August 26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.