Ajagba vs Sanchez

Who won Ajagba vs Sanchez?

Frank Sanchez beat Efe Ajagba by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 9th, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 97-92, 98-91 in favor of winner Frank Sanchez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury beating Deontay Wilder for the WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Robert Helenius beat Adam Kownacki, Edgar Berlanga defeated Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Robeisy Ramirez was victorious over Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz, Julian Williams lost to Vladimir Hernandez, and Jared Anderson defeated Vladimir Tereshkin.

Ajagba vs Sanchez stats

Back in October 2021, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Frank Sanchez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ajagba had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Sanchez's 72%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Ajagba had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sanchez. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Both Efe Ajagba and Frank Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ajagba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month earlier than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Sanchez's 117.

Efe Ajagba went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Frank Sanchez was ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Ajagba vs Sanchez form

Ajagba had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Brian Howard on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Osage Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jonathan Rice on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Razvan Cojanu on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Iago Kiladze on December 21, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Toyota Arena, California.

He had defeated Ali Eren Demirezen on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Sanchez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nagy Aguilera on May 8, 2021, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Julian Fernandez on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brian Howard on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had beaten Joey Dawejko on March 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Jack Mulowayi on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Santander Arena, Reading.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Frank Sanchez had been fighting more than Efe Ajagba.

Going into this contest, Efe Ajagba had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Frank Sanchez's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Sanchez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM EST / 7:15 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Sanchez?

Ajagba vs Sanchez was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Sanchez?

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