On August 9, 1997, Vince Phillips (36-3, 25 KOs), the super-lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Micky Ward (30-7, 21 KOs).
Vince Phillips is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Kostya Tszyu, 2 months and 9 days ago. Micky Ward is on a 9-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Alfonso Sanchez, 3 months and 28 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vince Phillips at 99-1 winning odds. Micky Ward really doesn't have much to present against Phillips.
Vince Phillips made easy work of Micky Ward, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Phillips improves his record to 37-3 (26 KOs), while Ward adds a loss to his record at 30-8.