On February 13, 1993, James Toney (33-0-2, 22 KOs) gets a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by Iran Barkley (30-7, 18 KOs).
Iran Barkley is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Robert Folley, 2 months and 8 days ago. James Toney is on a 5-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD win over Doug DeWitt, 2 months and 8 days ago.
This should be a confident win for James Toney at 99-1 winning odds. Iran Barkley really doesn't have much to present against Toney.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and James Toney is crowned the new IBF super-middleweight world champion. Toney improves his record to 34-0-2 (23 KOs), while Barkley adds a loss to his record at 30-8.