Ajagba vs Mansour

Who won Ajagba vs Mansour?

Efe Ajagba beat Amir Mansour by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 9th, 2019, at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Efe Ajagba.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shawn Porter beating Yordenis Ugas for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Damien Vazquez lost to Juan Carlos Payano.

Ajagba vs Mansour stats

Back in March 2019, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Amir Mansour made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ajagba had an advantage in power over Mansour, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Mansour's 70%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 22 years, at 25 years old.

Ajagba had a height advantage of 4 inches over Mansour. That also extended to a 14-inch reach advantage.

Efe Ajagba fought out of the orthodox stance, while Amir Mansour was a southpaw.

Ajagba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 20 years later than Mansour, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 37 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Mansour's 130.

Ajagba vs Mansour 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 beaten Santino Turnbow on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Curtis Harper on August 24, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had beaten Dell Long on May 26, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

He had defeated Antonio Johnson on March 10, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Freeman Coliseum, Texas.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on September 8, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Prior to that, his contest against Sergey Kuzmin on November 27, 2017 ended in a no contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dominic Breazeale on January 23, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Gerald Washington on October 13, 2015, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

He had lost to Steve Cunningham on April 4, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Efe Ajagba had last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Amir Mansour's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Mansour's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Mansour start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Mansour?

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