Bakole vs. Ajagba Heavyweight Clash joins the May 3 event by Canelo Alvarez

The confrontation of heavy goods vehicles between the contenders Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba was transferred to the Undercard event of the Canelo Alvarez event against William Scull on May 3 in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.

Bakole-Ajagba had been initially planned to fight during the May 2 Times Square event in New York. It is logical to add the fight to the card of Canelo. For obvious reasons, it must be reinforced to help attract interest. There is

Boxingscene Pugmire Lance announced the news that Bakole-Ajagba was moved to May 3. Bakole (21-2, 16 KB) was eliminated in the second round by Joseph Parker Last month, by replacing late on February 22 in Riyadh.

Direct elimination threat

The 6’6 ″ Ajagba (20-1, 14 KB) is a much larger puncher than Parker, and it is to be feared that he can mark a similar ko of Bakole. He is a dangerous guy for any fighter to face, with them who came out of a bad blow.

If there are persistent effects for Bakole of Parker Combat, Ajabaga can take advantage of it. Martin will not refuse him. This is one of the events of the Riyadh season. So he cannot afford to say no.

Ajagba, 30, will be released from a 13 -month layout since his victory at 10 laps against Guido Vianello last year on April 13. The 2016 Olympian Ajagba has won its last five fights since its loss against Frank Sanchez by a unanimous decision of 10 laps on October 9, 2021. Ajagba was overthrown in the seventh round of this fight, and has desperately exceeded Cuban talent.

Bakole packaging problems

Martin did not have a training camp to prepare for the fight and came out of 310 pounds. Parker took advantage of Bakole’s conditioning and slow movements to knock him out. The punch that Parker landed for Ko was the one that Bakole did not see coming because he threw his own right hand. It was a shot that he would have generally taken, but that caught up with him by surprise.

This is a fight that Bakole could have won if its weight was from the range 270 to 280 stockings, but not at 310 pounds. He injured Parker with a large right hand in the first round, but he could not finish it because of his poor condition.

Bakole may have been on his victory tour of his direct elimination victory for the fifth round against Jared Anderson last August when he was contacted to be the replacement opponent of Parker. He was in no way to fight anyone, not to mention a competitor among the first five like Parker. This is a lesson for combatants: you have to stay in shape between the fights.