On April 22, 1995, George Foreman (73-4, 68 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, defends his title against German challenger, Axel Schulz (21-1-1, 10 KOs).
George Foreman is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round KO victory over Michael Moorer, 5 months and 17 days ago. Axel Schulz is on a 6-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over James Smith, 7 months and 5 days ago.
The winning odds are at 70.2-29.8 in favor of Axel Schulz, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and George Foreman will put on a really good performance, Schulz will be required to be at his best.
George Foreman defeated Axel Schulz via majority decision and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Foreman improves his record to 74-4, while Schulz adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.