On November 8, 1997, Nate Miller (30-4, 26 KOs), the cruiserweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Fabrice Tiozzo (37-1, 24 KOs).
Nate Miller is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Alexander Gurov, 8 months and 17 days ago. Fabrice Tiozzo is on a 12-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Jeff Williams, 1 month and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Nate Miller at 99-1 winning odds. Fabrice Tiozzo really doesn't have much to present against Miller.
Fabrice Tiozzo defeated Nate Miller via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Tiozzo improves his record to 38-1, while Miller adds a loss to his record at 30-5.