Zhan Kossobutskiy and Efe Ajagba compete for the WBC Silver title Saturday

Unbeaten contender from Kazakhstan, Zhan Kossobutskiy, will take on Nigerian power puncher Efe Ajagba next on August 26 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

ESPN will televise the fight between Ajagba (17-1, 13 KOs) and Kossobutskiy (19-0, 18 KOs) for the World Boxing Council Silver heavyweight title.

Kossobutskiy, 34, was scheduled to face Jared Anderson on July 1 at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Former champion Charles Martin replaced Kossobutskiy on 11 days notice because he had difficulty obtaining a visa in time that would have allowed him to travel to the United States.

The 6.3-foot, 239-pound southpaw will now challenge for the WBC Silver title against Ajagba, in a bout that promises to be electrifying.

The 6.6-foot, 235-pound Ajagba has won two fights since Cuban contender Frank Sánchez (22-0, 15 KOs) knocked him out by a 10-round unanimous decision in October 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. . The 29-year-old beat Stephan Shaw of St. Louis (18-1, 13 KOs) by decision in his last fight this past January.