Ajagba v Martin, scheduled for Feb 15th in Las Vegas.

Zuffa boxing presents ‘Zuffa Boxing 3’ its first major show of 2026 on February 15th at the Meta Apex arena in Las Vegas, when former IBF world heavyweight champion Charles Martin faces dangerous Nigerian puncher Efe Ajagba. Martin 30-4-1 (27 Ko’s) has only lost to the higher end of the division, more recently to Jared Anderson and Luis Ortiz in highly competitive fights. The LA based southpaw most recently stopped an overmatched Matt McKinney in 1 round 15 months ago. Ajagba 20-1-1 (14 Ko’s) is coming off a quite impressive showing where he scored a draw with Congolese boogeyman Martin Bakole, in a fight that many thought he had won. Efe had previously only lost once, a unanimous points defeat to Cuban flash, Frank Sanchez over 4 years ago. Ajagba seems to be the on form fighter and has been far more active than the former champion. Martin hasn’t seemed to be able to find solid momentum and despite being the more experienced and proven heavyweight, he may struggle with Ajagba’s long range style and workrate. However, an excellent kickoff for Zuffa in what is a brand new setting, the UFC base in south west Las Vegas on El Camino road and Sunset, 3 miles west of Harry Reid Airport. The bout is promoted solely by Dana Whites Zuffa boxing banner with the assistance of matchmaker Charles Bosecker, and featured exclusively on Paramount plus.