July 24th could turn out to be quite the heavyweight night. The third fight between bitter rivals (as in as bitter as can be) Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will headline, while Mike Coppinger reports how there will be no less than three heavyweight bouts serving as support.
Courtesy of his spinetingling, highlight reel KO win over Brian Howard at the weekend, unbeaten Nigerian powerhouse Efe Ajagba is making a good amount of fight fans wonder if he is the hardest-punching young heavyweight out there today.
This past Saturday night, we saw two young and unbeaten heavyweight hopes in action. Efe Ajagba scored a genuinely nasty, head-spinning KO as he wiped out Brian Howard, while Jared Anderson stopped Jeremiah Karpency with body shots.
Joe Smith Jr., the common man with the common name, finally reached boxing’s apex. Smith used a furious late rally to edge Maxim Vlasov by majority decision and win the vacant WBO light heavyweight world title Saturday evening at Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Joe Smith (27-3, 21 KOs) squeaked by Maxim Vlasov (45-4, 26 KOs) by a narrow 12 round majority decision to win the vacant WBO light heavyweight title on Saturday night in a Top Rank card on ESPN from the Osage Arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
For Daniel Dubois, who, prior to Saturday night’s fight with Joe Joyce was looked at by plenty of people as the best young and undefeated heavyweight prospect on the scene, it’s a case of back to the drawing board.
Efe Ajagba Wins Top Rank Debut But Is Still A Million Miles Away From A Fight With Anthony Joshua
Earlier this week, unbeaten heavyweight prospect/contender Efe Ajagba called for a fight with WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Jose Pedraza’s second appearance in the MGM Grand “Bubble” resulted in yet another victory, as the Puerto Rican former two-weight world champion bested fellow 2008 Olympian Javier Molina via unanimous decision (99-91 and 98-92 2x) in the junior welterweight main event.
ESPN+ stream to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET – Heavyweight knockout artist Efe Ajagba will make his Top Rank on ESPN debut Saturday, Sept.
Robert Helenius (30-3, 19 KOs)scored an upset victory over previously unbeaten Adam Kownacki (20-1, 15 KOs) by stopping him in the fourth round of a WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator headlining FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.