On June 22, 1996, Michael Moorer (36-1, 30 KOs) and Axel Schulz (21-2-1, 10 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF heavyweight world titles. The vacant IBF heavyweight title is also on the line.
Michael Moorer is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Melvin Foster, 1 year, 1 month, and 9 days ago. Axel Schulz is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Francois Botha, 6 months and 13 days ago.
The winning odds are at 72-28 in favor of Axel Schulz, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Michael Moorer will put on a really good performance, Schulz will be required to be at his best.
Michael Moorer defeated Axel Schulz via split decision . Moorer improves his record to 37-1, while Schulz adds a loss to his record at 21-3-1.