On October 4, 1996, Ike Quartey (32-0, 28 KOs), the welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, Oba Carr (39-1, 25 KOs).
Ike Quartey is coming in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Vince Phillips, 5 months and 22 days ago. Oba Carr is on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round RTD win over Francisco Barra, 4 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ike Quartey at 99-1 winning odds. Oba Carr really doesn't have much to present against Quartey.
Ike Quartey defeated Oba Carr via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Quartey improves his record to 33-0, while Carr adds a loss to his record at 39-2.