On June 13, 1997, Virgil Hill (43-1, 20 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA and IBF champion, and Dariusz Michalczewski (33-0, 24 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, fight for the undisputed light-heavyweight world championship.
Virgil Hill is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Henry Maske, 6 months and 21 days ago. Dariusz Michalczewski is on a 33-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Christophe Girard, 6 months ago.
The winning odds are at 94.1-5.9 in favor of Dariusz Michalczewski. It is going to be very difficult for Virgil Hill to win this fight.
Dariusz Michalczewski defeated Virgil Hill via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion. Michalczewski improves his record to 34-0, while Hill adds a loss to his record at 43-2.