Get Guardian on GoogleThe proposed Efe Ajagba versus Frank Sanchez heavyweight boxing title eliminator is back on the IBF purse schedule after a few previous postponements, reports boxingtalk.com.
The promotional rights to the rematch are scheduled to be auctioned off on August 26, 2025 at 12 noon.
Sanchez defeated Ajagba by unanimous decision in 2021, but with heavyweight contenders Filip Hrgovic and Derek Chisora jockeying for bigger fights, Sanchez and Ajagba are the two highest ranked fighters in the IBF ratings to enter the elimination process. Undefeated world champion Oleksandr Usyk owns all four major heavyweight titles, including the IBF version.
When Filip Hrgovic pulled out of the IBF heavyweight elimination process on July 24, the IBF ordered number three ranked Ajagba and Sanchez, ranked fourth, to begin negotiations for an eliminator for the vacant number one position.
Carl Moretti of Top Rank, representing Ajagba, confirmed that Ajagba would like to proceed straight to a purse bid, which is permitted under IBF rules.
