On April 14, 1990, Michael Nunn (34-0, 23 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Marlon Starling (45-4-1, 27 KOs).
Michael Nunn is coming in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Iran Barkley, 8 months ago. Marlon Starling is on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Young Kil Jung, 6 months and 30 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Michael Nunn at 99-1 winning odds. Marlon Starling really doesn't have much to present against Nunn.
Michael Nunn defeated Marlon Starling via majority decision and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title. Nunn improves his record to 35-0, while Starling adds a loss to his record at 45-5-1.