On September 11, 1997, Robin Reid (24-0-1, 18 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against French challenger, Hacine Cherifi (24-2-1, 17 KOs).
Robin Reid is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Henry Wharton, 4 months and 8 days ago. Hacine Cherifi is on a 11-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Neville Brown, 4 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Robin Reid at 99-1 winning odds. Hacine Cherifi really doesn't have much to present against Reid.
Robin Reid defeated Hacine Cherifi via split decision and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Reid improves his record to 25-0-1, while Cherifi adds a loss to his record at 24-3-1.