Efe Ajagba stretched his unbeaten record to 14 wins after securing a wide unanimous points victory over America’s Jonathan Rice in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Unfortunately, Ajagba suffered a hand injury which prevented him from producing an expected knockout.
He previously stopped 11 of his opponents with explosive power, although on this occasion he opted to control Rice for 10 rounds with his stiff jab, earning verdicts of 99-91, 99-91 and 98-92 from the judges.
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The 26-year-old had recently welcomed a clash with Joshua, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO world titles.
The 26-year-old had recently welcomed a clash with Joshua, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO world titles.
“The people would support Joshua because he is the heavyweight champ,” Ajagba told Sky Sports.
“Skill would beat Joshua, not power. Me and Joshua both have the power, but skills control the power.
“I have more skills.”
Ajagba was Nigeria’s sole representative at the 2016 Rio Olympic games and got to the quarter-final.
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