Looks like unbeaten heavyweight Stephen “Big Shot” Shaw (18-0, 13 KOs) will step in to face Efe Ajagba (16-1, 13 KOs) on ESPN January 14 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. Shaw was originally slated to face Guido Vianello in the co-feature of that card, but when WBC bridgerweight champion Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas was forced to pull out of the Ajagba bout with an eye injury suffered in sparring, Shaw jumped at the chance. “They asked me will I step in?! Abso-f**kin-lutely!!!” proclaimed Shaw on social media. “January 14th tune in live on ESPN and watch me take him to school! My time is NOW. All Praise Be To Allah!”
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That’s a really good replacement. Wouldn’t be too surprised if Shaw won that fight. I kinda think Ajagba might be overrated as a puncher (I know I’m saying that and he’s going to come out and just destroy Shaw) and he definitely is quite mechanical.
Shaw was on the undercard against Guido Vianello and I heard they replaced him with Jonnie Rice. If Rice hasn’t spent the entire year since the second Coffee fight sitting around eating (and he may have), he should probably beat Vianello.
Who was Efe supposed to face?
Oscar Rivas.
Hope Shaw is in shape
Shaw stays in shape……he’s in the gym everyday all year round. Very athletic and strong.
He was on the undercard and they bumped him up. He should be in shape.
Prediction: Shaw beats Ajagba, then beats Rivas, then gets knocked out by Big Baby Anderson.
If Rivas beats Shaw, he will also get stopped by Anderson, or lose a decision.
Still an intriguing fight, maybe even more so. The winner positions himself into contender status, rather then prospect status. Ajajgba has been floating around a few years and has gotten more exposure and highter level comp, while this will be Shaw’s intro to a main stream audience. I honestly have no strong opinion who will win this, which makes it all the more interesting.
Ajagba has right hand power and a good chin. Frank Sanchez defeated Ajagba and hit him when he was down and Ajagba could have quit and tried to get a DQ but he got up and fought back. Not familiar with “Big shot” Shaw but definately looks like a good matchup and Shaw can not take out Ajagba early and his chin will be tested.