Fight By Fight Preview | Zuffa Boxing 03

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 the 10 rounds, and after the majority draw verdict was announced, many felt Ajagba was a touch 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 by defeating fellow contender Ajagba on Sunday night.

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Umar Dzambekov vs Ahmed Elbiali

In the co-main event, Austrian light heavyweight Umar Dzambekov will look to extend his perfect professional record to 14-0 when he takes on "The American Pharaoh" Ahmed Elbiali.

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Los Angeles-based southpaw Dzambekov has established a reputation for being dangerous early in his fights – all of his nine career knockouts have come inside the first four rounds – and the 28-year-old is aiming to add another impressive victory to his growing resumé when he takes on Egypt's 24-1 prospect Elbiali.

His DQ, for hitting on the break, may have seen him lose his 0, but he has bounced back impressively since, with back-to-back knockouts taking his career record to 14-1 (12 KOs).

Standing across the ring from him at the Meta APEX this weekend is Beuke, who arrives in Las Vegas on a nine-fight win streak that features six knockouts. The 32-year-old has bounced around the weight classes during that run, picking up victories across middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight.

Now back at middleweight, Beuke faces off against Woods in a battle between two experienced campaigners looking to make a big first impression under the Zuffa Boxing banner. 

Oswaldo Molina vs Joshua Clark

Mexico's teenage lightweight prospect Oswaldo "Pitufo" Molina heads to Las Vegas for his debut on American soil, as the undefeated 8-0 talent puts his undefeated record on the line against 9-1 prospect Joshua Clark.

Molina's career to date has been spent exclusively in his homeland of Mexico, with his last five fights coming in his hometown of Guadalajara. After starting boxing at just six years of age, Molina turned pro as a 17-year-old, and he's wasted no time in adding eight wins to his record in the one year, five months since.

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But on Sunday night in Las Vegas, Molina will face the toughest test of his young career to date. Minnesota's Clark has lost just once in his 10 pro fights, and his current three-fight win streak includes a notable win over previously undefeated lightweight prospect Dorian Bostic, who had knocked out all 13 of his opponents up to that point. That victory was made even more noteworthy due to the fact that Clark took the matchup on just one week's notice.

With Clark proving his worth against talented, undefeated opposition, and Molina arriving on U.S. soil looking to enhance his reputation, all the pieces are in place for a fun lightweight matchup between two young talented pros.

Emiliano Alvarado vs Devin Gantt

West Coast takes on East Coast at 122 pounds, as Emiliano Alvarado and Devin Gantt go head-to-head over six rounds, with both men chasing important victories for their respective careers.

Fighting out of Coachella, California, Alvarado has only been a pro for one year, nine months. But he's already built an impressive 9-0 resumé that includes five knockouts. The undefeated 18-year-old's last outing came during Canelo-Crawford fight week last September, where he claimed a majority-decision victory over previously undefeated Juan Garcia at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas.

His opponent Gantt heads into the bout with a 100 percent knockout rate and a chip on his shoulder. The Camden, New Jersey native turned pro as a 27-year-old and raced to 5-0, with all five wins coming by KO. But his last two outings both saw him lose out on the scorecards, with the most recent seeing him edged out via split decision.

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Now, after a year and a half away from the ring, Gantt returns to action as he prepares to step through the ropes at the Meta APEX and show why his fighting moniker is "Most Dangerous".

Dariial Kuchmenov vs Jorge Lagunas

Kicking off Zuffa Boxing 03 is a lightweight matchup between unbeaten Russian prospect Dariial Kuchmenov and Mexico’s 26-fight veteran Jorge Lagunas.

Kuchmenov, 23, has a perfect 9-0 record as a pro, with seven of those victories coming by way of knockout, and he heads to Las Vegas for his first bout in the fight capital. Victory on Sunday will take his career win tally into double figures and will take his pro record on U.S. soil to 8-0.