On November 8, 1997, Michael Moorer (39-1, 31 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, and the heavyweight WBA champion Evander Holyfield (34-3, 24 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Michael Moorer is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Vaughn Bean, 7 months and 10 days ago. Evander Holyfield is on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a undefined win over Mike Tyson, 4 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Michael Moorer really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Michael Moorer refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Evander Holyfield is crowned the new IBF heavyweight world champion. Holyfield improves his record to 35-3 (25 KOs), while Moorer adds a loss to his record at 39-2.