Early 2024
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Heavyweight
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19-1-0

The tape

34
Age
29
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 5" / 196 cm
81.9" / 208 cm
Reach
88.2" / 224 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

KO 7UD 12SD 12UD 12KO 9
Form
TKO 4DQ 4UD 10TKO 2UD 10
26
Wins
19
23
By KO
14
88
KO%
74
3
Losses
1
1
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2017
155
Pro rounds
83

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

2
The Ring
-
3
WBA
-
2
WBC
5
1
WBO
10
3
IBF
12

Anthony Joshua vs Efe Ajagba preview


When is Joshua vs Ajagba?

Anthony Joshua could fight Efe Ajagba in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Joshua vs Ajagba stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Efe Ajagba would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Joshua would have advantage in power over Ajagba, with a 88% knock out percentage over Ajagba's 74%.

Anthony Joshua is the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Joshua has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ajagba. Despite this, Ajagba has 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua & Efe Ajagba fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Ajagba, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 72 more professional rounds, 155 to Ajagba's 83.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at heavyweight.

Efe Ajagba is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO and 12 by the IBF in the 201lb division.

Joshua vs Ajagba form

Joshua has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had beat Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

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

In his last fight, he won against Joseph Goodall on 4th November 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Tahoe Blue Event Center, Lake Tahoe, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Zhan Kossobutskiy on 26th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Going into that contest, he had beat Stephan Shaw on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

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

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Efe Ajagba has been fighting more than Anthony Joshua.

Anthony Joshua last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Efe Ajagba's last outing was 2 months and 24 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Ajagba's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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