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Not Anthony Joshua, Can Efe Ajagba be the next Samuel Peter for Nigerian heavyweight boxing.
In boxing, the heavyweight class is the most glamorous, but it's also the most conservative.
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18:35 - 28.02.2024
Efe Ajagba vs Guido Vianello: Nigerian boxer to return in April
After Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou, Nigerian boxer Efe Ajagba takes on Guido Vianello in April.
There aren't many heavyweights under 30 in the major sanctioning bodies' current top-10 ranks.
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11:20 - 12.11.2023
Efe Ajagba celebrated by Houston Dynamo: Nigerian boxer shines as MLS side progress in playoffs
Nigerian boxer Efe Ajagba celebrated by Houston Dynamo as MLS side progressed in playoffs
The WBC has 29-year-old Efe Ajagba ranked fifth and will compete on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, on a Top Rank/ESPN show.
Ajagba previous defeats
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Ajagba has now dropped two of his previous 21 bouts.
The first was after the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he was defeated by Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan.
The second occurred in his sixteenth professional bout, where he was defeated by Cuban import Frank Sanchez, a boxer with an extensive and illustrious amateur career, via a 10-round decision.
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Dychko and Sanchez are both unbeaten as professionals. Though Ajagba didn't start boxing until he was in his late teens, it might be said that he has progressed more.
Even though the Cuban won easily on the scorecards, he would be the favorite to beat Dychko if they fought again and would be no worse than "pick-'em" in a rematch with Frank Sanchez.
Although Ajagba has won four fights after his battle with Sanchez, his two elbow surgeries are more significant in terms of his handicap.
Nigeria's Delta area is home to Ughelli, where Ajagba was born.
He has the opportunity to follow the footsteps of Samiel Peter and become a heavyweight champion.
The other boxers on his team were defeated in the Olympic qualifying round, hence he was the only Nigerian fighter to make it to Rio.
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Despite not winning a medal, he attracted the attention of Al Hayman's Premier Boxing Champions agent and Hall of Fame facilitator Shelly Finkel.
He was given an apartment by PBC in Stafford, Texas, a Houston suburb and home of renowned trainer Ronnie Shields.
Ajagba would become Nigeria's second heavyweight champion if Shields' prophecy came true since Anthony Joshua was born and raised in England but has Nigerian ancestry.
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06:50 - 27.08.2023
Efe Ajagba: Nigerian boxer gets disqualification win against Zhan Kossobutskiy, takes WBC Silver belt
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05:40 - 26.08.2023
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20:30 - 20.07.2023
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08:30 - 04.06.2023
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20:00 - 12.02.2023
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07:07 - 03.02.2023
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18:50 - 21.01.2023
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15:55 - 15.01.2023
BOXING Efe Ajagba celebrates victory against Stephan Shaw with a kiss
Efe Ajagba shows off his partner after defeating Stephan Shaw in New York
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