Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy

Who won Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy?

Efe Ajagba beat Zhan Kossobutskiy by on Saturday, August 26th, 2023, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

The scorecards were announced 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 Jared Anderson beating Andriy Rudenko. Also on the undercard Bakhodir Jalolov beat Onoriode Ehwarieme, Bruce Carrington defeated Angel Antonio Contreras, Nico Ali Walsh was defeated by Sona Akale, Abdullah Mason beat Cesar Villarraga, and Charly Suarez defeated Yohan Vasquez.

Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy stats

Back in August 2023, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Zhan Kossobutskiy made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Ajagba had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kossobutskiy. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Efe Ajagba fought out of the orthodox stance, while Zhan Kossobutskiy was a southpaw.

Ajagba's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kossobutskiy's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month earlier than Kossobutskiy, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Kossobutskiy's 58.

Efe Ajagba went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Zhan Kossobutskiy was ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy form

Ajagba had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Stephan Shaw on January 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jozsef Darmos on August 27, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Frank Sanchez on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Brian Howard on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

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

Activity check

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy?

Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Kossobutskiy?

Efe Ajagba was a 8/5 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Zhan Kossobutskiy made his way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.