Well, I’ve never seen this happen before in any combat sport. Every day the internet throws tons of new curveballs at me and this may be the strangest I’ve seen. In a boxing match between Efe Ajagba and Curtis Harper, the unthinkable happened. It was nothing extraordinary, just plain ol’ bizarre.
Ajagba and Harper were set to square off for their boxing match and when the bell rang; Harper calmly stepped out of the ring, calmly walked away, and calmly went backstage.
Fans watched in disbelief, as Harper took his sweet-ass time leaving the arena floor. He was disqualified like a WWE wrestler getting a 10-count for being outside of the ring.
First time I’ve ever seen this: heavyweight boxer Curtis Harper walks out of the ring at the opening bell for his fight against Efe Ajagba on live TV! Ajagba wins by DQ without a punch thrown #PBConFS1 pic.twitter.com/U8EH9Vaduf
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) August 25, 2018
Jordan Hardy of Premier Boxing Champions spoke with Harper later.
If y’all are wondering I spoke to Harper and he said he walked out of the ring because he’s not getting paid enough to fight and that he wants respect. 🤦🏻♀️ #AjagbaHarper #PBConFS1
— Jordan Plant (@JordanPlant_) August 25, 2018
Something tells me that walking out before a fight is even started, is really going to put a damper on his future negotiations and getting that respect.