On April 12, 1996, Ike Quartey (31-0, 27 KOs), the welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, Vince Phillips (33-1, 22 KOs).
Ike Quartey is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Jorge Ramirez, 2 months and 9 days ago. Vince Phillips is on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Mauro Gutierrez, 5 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ike Quartey at 99-1 winning odds. Vince Phillips really doesn't have much to present against Quartey.
Ike Quartey made easy work of Vince Phillips, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Quartey improves his record to 32-0 (28 KOs), while Phillips adds a loss to his record at 33-2.