Ajagba-Shaw ESPN Main Event Drew Average Audience Of 427,000, Peaked At 455,000

 Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw wasn’t exactly an entertaining main event Saturday night, but ESPN’s audience grew as their 10-round heavyweight contest continued. Nielsen Media Research released data Wednesday that indicated the unremarkable bout between Aj...

Andre Ward: Ajagba Is Gonna Have To Step It Up; Be More Creative With Offense, Defense

 Andre Ward saw some improvement in Efe Ajagba on Saturday night. Not enough, however, that the ESPN analyst is convinced that the hard-hitting Nigerian can compete with the more formidable contenders in the heavyweight division. Ward wants to see mor...

Efe Ajagba: I Controlled The Fight, That's How I Beat Stephan Shaw

 The heavyweights boxed instead of brawled, and Efe Ajagba closed the show strong. Ajagba edged the previously unbeaten Stephan Shaw by 10-round unanimous decision (96-94, 96-94 and 96-94) on Saturday evening at Turning Stone Resort Casino.

Efe Ajagba Boxes Past Stephan Shaw For Unanimous Decision

 By Keith Idec - Efe Ajagba fared better against an unbeaten boxer-puncher Saturday night than the last time he fought one. Two fights after his one-sided, unanimous-decision defeat to Frank Sanchez, Ajagba won what mostly amounted to a jabbing contes...

Efe Ajagba vs. Stephan Shaw - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

 Ajagba, Shaw Scorecard BoxingScene Live - In the main event, one of the division’s biggest punchers, Efe Ajagba (16-1, 13 KOs), takes on St. Louis native Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw (18-0, 13 KOs) at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY. (photos by Mi...

Bob Arum: Efe Looked Terrible With Sanchez, But He’s A Much Better Fighter Than That

 Efe Ajagba’s lone loss hasn’t convinced his promoter to give up on the hard-hitting Nigerian heavyweight. Bob Arum still believes Ajagba can make his mark in the division, starting Saturday night against Stephan Shaw. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound Ajagba w...

Ajagba: I Followed Sanchez Too Much, Didn’t Let My Hands Go; Shaw Fight Will Be Different

 Efe Ajagba trained to avoid making the same mistakes Saturday night that cost him his unblemished record the last time he fought a boxer-puncher. The hard-hitting Nigerian heavyweight’s failure to cut off the ring against Frank Sanchez enabled the te...

Photos: Efe Ajagba, Stephan Shaw - Ready For Battle in Verona, NY

 Ajagba, Shaw Weights Photos Gallery - In the main event, one of the division’s biggest punchers, Efe Ajagba (16-1, 13 KOs), takes on St. Louis native Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw (18-0, 13 KOs) at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY. (photos by Mikey...

Ajagba-Shaw, Vianello-Rice: Weigh-In Results From Verona, New York

 A pair of heavyweight bouts graces the 2023 debut of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. All four participants were forced to adjust to different opposition than when the card was first announced but are set to collide this Saturday at Turning Stone Resort & Ca...

Lou DiBella: Stephan Shaw Is The Whole Package; Fight Against Ajagba Is His Coming-Out Party

 By Keith Idec - Stephan Shaw was adamant about accepting the biggest fight of his career on short notice last month. Shaw spent entirely too much time in what he called “dark places,” depressed because his boxing career hadn’t gone as he had planned....

Photos: Efe Ajagba, Stephan Shaw - Face To Face at Final Presser

 Ajagba, Shaw Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - In the 10-round main event, thunderous puncher Efe Ajagba (16-1, 13 KOs) looks upend the unbeaten run of St. Louis native Stephan "Big Shot" Shaw (18-0, 13 KOs).

Stephan Shaw: Ajagba Is Very One-Dimensional; Sanchez Showed Blueprint How To Beat Him

 Lou DiBella suggested last month that Stephan Shaw, the unbeaten heavyweight his company co-promotes, stick with the fight he already had scheduled. The ambitious Shaw wouldn’t hear of it.

Shaw Replaces Rivas, To Fight Ajagba In ESPN Main Event 1/14; Vianello-Rice In Co-Feature

 Stephan Shaw has accepted a more daunting assignment than he had for January 14. St. Louis’ Shaw was scheduled to box unbeaten Italian heavyweight prospect Guido Vianello in ESPN’s 10-round co-feature that night at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Vero...

Oscar Rivas Suffers Eye Injury, Out Of ESPN Main Event 1/14 With Efe Ajagba

 An interesting heavyweight fight scheduled for January 14 was scrapped Wednesday. Quebec-based promoter Yvon Michel announced on Twitter that the contender he represents, Oscar Rivas, suffered an eye injury while sparring recently. On the advice of h...

Efe Ajagba-Oscar Rivas Tops Jan. 14 ESPN Show At Turning Stone Casino

 The Top Rank on ESPN 2023 slate kicks off with a high-powered heavyweight doubleheader Saturday, Jan. 14, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.   The 10-round main event is a battle of big-punching Olympians, as Efe “The Silent Roller...