On February 6, 1988, Vinny Paz (23-1, 18 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Greg Haugen (20-1, 10 KOs).
Vinny Paz is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Haugen, 7 months and 30 days ago. Greg Haugen is on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Derrick McGuire, 1 month and 21 days ago.
The winning odds are at 88.8-11.2 in favor of Greg Haugen. Vinny Paz may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Greg Haugen defeated Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the IBF title. Haugen improves his record to 21-1, while Paz adds a loss to his record at 23-2.