On November 9, 1996, Michael Moorer (37-1, 30 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, defends his title against South African challenger, Francois Botha (35-0, 21 KOs).
Michael Moorer is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Axel Schulz, 4 months and 18 days ago. Francois Botha is on a 35-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Axel Schulz, 11 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Michael Moorer at 99-1 winning odds. Francois Botha really doesn't have much to present against Moorer.
Michael Moorer stopped Francois Botha via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Moorer improves his record to 38-1 (31 KOs), while Botha adds a loss to his record at 35-1.