The Meta Apex in Las Vegas is set to host Zuffa Boxing 03 on Sunday night. The main event will feature two hard-hitting heavyweights as Nigeria's Efe Ajagba (pictured) takes on former IBF champion Charles Martin. Ajagba arrives in Las Vegas looking to bounce back into the win column after battling to a majority draw with Martin Bakolie in Riyadh in March 2025. The matchup was a closely-contested affair over ten rounds, and after the majority draw verdict was announced, many felt Ajagba was unlucky not to have edged the decision on the scorecards. Indeed, the one dissenting judge scored the fight Ajagba's way. Now the Houston-based Nigerian plans to ensure there are no such controversies on the scorecards this time when the former Olympian takes on former world champion Martin, who is ending a 455-day hiatus when he returns to action in Las Vegas this weekend.

 

Martin held a version of the world heavyweight title for a sanctioning body, but his reign was cut short after just 84 days in 2016 when he was stopped by Anthony Joshua. Martin has since revealed that he went into that fight with a rib injury that played its part in him falling to the first defeat of his career. The 35-fight veteran has 30 career wins, with 27 of them coming by knockout, but he hasn't fought since November 2024. With Zuffa Boxing offering a new avenue to championship glory, Martin is bidding to return to championship form.