On April 12, 1996, the 26-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Ike Quartey (31-0, 27 KOs), faced a 32-year-old American boxer Vince Phillips (33-1, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Phillips was on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Ike Quartey made easy work of Vince Phillips, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Quartey improves his record to 32-0 (28 KOs), while Phillips adds a loss to his record at 33-2.
On August 23, 1995, the 25-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Ike Quartey (29-0, 25 KOs), faced Andrew Murray, in a title defense fight.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 19 days.
Ike Quartey stopped Andrew Murray via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Quartey improves his record to 30-0 (26 KOs)
On March 4, 1995, the 25-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Ike Quartey (28-0, 24 KOs), faced Jung-Oh Park, in a title defense fight.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
Ike Quartey stopped Jung-Oh Park via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Quartey improves his record to 29-0 (25 KOs)
On April 18, 1997, the 27-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Ike Quartey (33-0, 28 KOs), faced Ralph Jones, in a title defense fight.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days.
Ike Quartey stopped Ralph Jones via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Quartey improves his record to 34-0 (29 KOs)
On October 1, 1994, the 24-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Ike Quartey (26-0, 22 KOs), faced Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes, in a title defense fight.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Ike Quartey stopped Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Quartey improves his record to 27-0 (23 KOs)
On June 4, 1994, a 24-year-old Ike Quartey (25-0, 21 KOs) got a shot at the WBA welterweight title held by Crisanto España.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 19 days.
Ike Quartey stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA welterweight champion. Quartey improves his record to 26-0 (22 KOs)
On October 4, 1996, the 26-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Ike Quartey (32-0, 28 KOs), faced a 24-year-old American boxer Oba Carr (39-1, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Carr was on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 16 days.
Ike Quartey defeated Oba Carr via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Quartey improves his record to 33-0, while Carr adds a loss to his record at 39-2.
On February 13, 1999, a 29-year-old Ike Quartey (34-0-1, 29 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBC title held by 26-year-old American boxer Oscar De La Hoya (29-0, 24 KOs).
Quartey came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 27 days. De La Hoya was on a 29-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 26 days.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Ike Quartey via split decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 30-0, while Quartey adds a loss to his record at 34-1-1.
On June 25, 1992, a 22-year-old Ike Quartey (17-0, 16 KOs) and Alfredo Horacio Jaurena met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.
Ike Quartey stopped Alfredo Horacio Jaurena via TKO in the 1st round. Quartey improves his record to 18-0 (17 KOs)
On March 7, 1992, a 22-year-old Ike Quartey (15-0, 14 KOs) and Dindo Canoy met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days.
Ike Quartey stopped Dindo Canoy via TKO in the 1st round. Quartey improves his record to 16-0 (15 KOs)