Ajagba vs Howard

Who won Ajagba vs Howard?

Efe Ajagba beat Brian Howard by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, April 10th, 2021, at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

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 Joe Smith Jr beating Maksim Vlasov for the WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jared Anderson beat Jeremiah Karpency.

Ajagba vs Howard stats

Back in April 2021, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brian Howard made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Howard had a slight advantage in power over Ajagba, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Ajagba's 79%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 14 years, at 27 years old.

Ajagba had a height advantage of 3 inches over Howard.

Both Efe Ajagba and Brian Howard fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ajagba was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 2 months later than Howard, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Howard's 66.

Efe Ajagba went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Ajagba vs Howard form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jonathan Rice on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Razvan Cojanu on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Iago Kiladze on December 21, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Toyota Arena, California.

Before that, he had beaten Ali Eren Demirezen on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Michael Wallisch on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Howard start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Osage Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Howard?

Ajagba vs Howard was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Howard?

Efe Ajagba was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Brian Howard made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.