On December 2, 2006, a 37-year-old Ike Quartey (37-3-1, 31 KOs) and a 35-year-old American boxer Winky Wright (50-3-1, 25 KOs) met in the ring.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Wright was on a 0-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Winky Wright defeated Ike Quartey via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Wright improves his record to 51-3-1, while Quartey adds a loss to his record at 37-4-1.
On August 5, 2006, a 36-year-old Ike Quartey (37-2-1, 31 KOs) and a 35-year-old American boxer Vernon Forrest (37-2, 28 KOs) met in the ring.
Quartey came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 2 days. Forrest was on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 15 days.
Vernon Forrest defeated Ike Quartey via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Forrest improves his record to 38-2, while Quartey adds a loss to his record at 37-3-1.
On April 15, 2000, a 30-year-old Ike Quartey (34-1-1, 29 KOs) got a shot at the super-welterweight IBF title held by 22-year-old American boxer Fernando Vargas (18-0, 17 KOs).
Quartey came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 2 days. Vargas was on a 18-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Fernando Vargas defeated Ike Quartey via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-welterweight title. Vargas improves his record to 19-0, while Quartey adds a loss to his record at 34-2-1.
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.