On May 27, 1994, Roy Jones Jr. (25-0, 22 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Thomas Tate (29-2, 21 KOs).
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round KO victory over Danny Garcia, 2 months and 5 days ago. Thomas Tate is on a 5-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Rolando Torres, 5 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Roy Jones Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Thomas Tate really doesn't have much to present against Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. made very easy work of Thomas Tate, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 26-0 (23 KOs), while Tate adds a loss to his record at 29-3.