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Sunday Punch: A pair of brutal heavyweight one-hitter quitters

I’m not going deep into the archives for this week’s Sunday Punch because there were just an assortment of violent endings from Saturday’s boxing action. This one is a special double dose of knockouts from the heavyweight division, both from a Top Rank on ESPN show in Oklahoma.

Nigerian heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba (15-0, 12 KOs) was perhaps best known for winning via his opponent leaving the ring as soon as the bell sounded. Ajagba was with Premier Boxing Champions before signing with Top Rank late last year, and after a rather uninspiring win over Jonathan Rice it felt like Ajagba’s career was beginning to stall out instead of continue its upward trajectory.