Zuffa Boxing 3 Delivers Knockouts
Dana White's Zuffa Boxing 3 delivered multiple knockouts, with Efe Ajagba stopping ex-champion Charles Martin via 4th-round TKO after surviving an early scare. Umar Dzambekov KO'd Ahmed Elbiali in Round 2, while Jaybrio Pe Benito won his bout against Abel Mejia in Round 3.
- Zuffa Boxing is a new promotion from UFC CEO Dana White and Saudi Arabia's Turki Al-Sheikh, which held its first event in September 2025 and streams its fights on Paramount+ in the U.S. - Efe Ajagba, a 2016 Nigerian Olympian, holds the record for the fastest win in boxing history after his opponent was disqualified for leaving the ring one second after the opening bell in 2018. - The loss for Charles Martin, a former IBF heavyweight world champion, drops his professional record to 30-5-1; his 85-day title reign in 2016 is the second-shortest in heavyweight history. - Umar Dzambekov is an undefeated Austrian light heavyweight of Chechen descent who now has a 13-0 professional record and trains at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles. - The knockout was only the second professional loss for Ahmed "The American Pharaoh" Elbiali; his only previous defeat was against former world champion Jean Pascal in 2017. - In the lightweight bout, 29-year-old Jaybrio Pe Benito was a significant underdog (+650) against the younger, undefeated Abel Mejia (-1200). - Pe Benito scored two knockdowns, one in the second round and one in the third, before the referee stopped the fight. - The promotion recently signed former featherweight world champion Mark Magsayo and is set to hold its first title bout in March 2026.
