On October 23, 1987, Sumbu Kalambay (42-3-1, 25 KOs) and Iran Barkley (22-3, 14 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA middleweight world titles. The vacant WBA middleweight title is also on the line.
Sumbu Kalambay is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Herol Graham, 4 months and 27 days ago. Iran Barkley is on a 13-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jorge Amparo, 6 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Sumbu Kalambay at 99-1 winning odds. Iran Barkley really doesn't have much to present against Kalambay.
Sumbu Kalambay defeated Iran Barkley via unanimous decision . Kalambay improves his record to 43-3-1, while Barkley adds a loss to his record at 22-4.