Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba LIVE RESULTS: Fight ends in controversy after 10 brutal rounds as both fighters want rematch
MARTIN BAKOLE returned to the ring against Efe Ajagba in Saudi Arabia.
After 10 brutal rounds, the fight went to the judges' scorecards, and the bout was declared a majority draw.
One judge scored it 96-94 in favour of Ajagba, while the two others both had it 95-95.
After the fight, Bakole and Ajagba both stated that they thought they had done enough to win the clash and are open to a rematch.
The pair met on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs William Skull as the Mexican defends his WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight titles in Saudi Arabia to set up a thrilling encounter with Terence Crawford.
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