Manouk Akopyan
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Heavyweight contenders Efe Ajagba and Charles Martin will slug it out in a 10-rounder to headline Zuffa Boxing 3 on February 15 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Paramount+, it was announced Friday.
Ajagba (20-1-1, 14 KOs) is looking to get back into the win column after fighting to a majority draw against Martin Bakole in May. Prior to that, Ajagba fought to a split-decision win against Guido Vianello in April 2024.
Ajagba, a 31-year-old from Nigeria, is riding a 5-0-1 record since the lone loss of his career against Frank Sanchez by unanimous decision in 2021.
Martin (30-4-1, 27 KOs) has a 7-4 record since scoring the vacant IBF title in 2016 with a third-round knockout win against Vyacheslav Glazkov. The 39-year-old's title reign lasted less than three months, however, as Anthony Joshua stopped him in two rounds.
Martin's losses have come against Adam Kownacki (UD12; 2018), Luis Ortiz (TKO6; 2022) and Jared Anderson (UD10; 2023), while the wins over the last decade have come against unheralded opposition.
Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.
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