Ajagba vs Demirezen

Who won Ajagba vs Demirezen?

Efe Ajagba beat Ali Eren Demirezen by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 20th, 2019, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 97-93 in favor of winner Efe Ajagba.

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 Manny Pacquiao beating Keith Thurman for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Caleb Plant defeated Mike Lee for the IBF World Super Middleweight belt, Luis Nery was victorious over Juan Carlos Payano, Yordenis Ugas beat Omar Figueroa Jr, and Sergey Lipinets defeated Jayar Inson.

Ajagba vs Demirezen stats

Back in July 2019, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ali Eren Demirezen made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Demirezen had a slight advantage in power over Ajagba, with a 91% knockout percentage compared to Ajagba's 90%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Ajagba had a height advantage of 2 inches over Demirezen.

Both Efe Ajagba and Ali Eren Demirezen fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ajagba's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Demirezen's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than Demirezen, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Demirezen's 86.

Ali Eren Demirezen was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Ajagba vs Demirezen form

Ajagba had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Michael Wallisch on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Amir Mansour on March 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Santino Turnbow on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Nick Jones on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

He had beaten Curtis Harper on August 24, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Demirezen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Demirezen?

Ajagba vs Demirezen was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV Box Office.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Demirezen?

Efe Ajagba was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Ali Eren Demirezen made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.