Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba LIVE RESULTS: Fight ends in controversy after 10 brutal rounds as both fighters want rematch
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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