Ajagba vs Wallisch

Who won Ajagba vs Wallisch?

Efe Ajagba beat Michael Wallisch by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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 Robert Easter Jr beating Rances Barthelemy for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Viktor Postol defeated Mohamed Mimoune.

Ajagba vs Wallisch stats

Back in April 2019, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Wallisch made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ajagba had a large advantage in power over Wallisch, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Wallisch's 63%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Both Efe Ajagba and Michael Wallisch fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ajagba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 4 months later than Wallisch, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Wallisch's 117.

Ajagba vs Wallisch 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 Amir Mansour on March 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Santino Turnbow on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York.

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

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

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

Activity check

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Wallisch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Wallisch?

Ajagba vs Wallisch was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Wallisch?

Efe Ajagba was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Wallisch made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.