On December 19, 1997, Naseem Hamed (28-0, 26 KOs), the featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Kevin Kelley (47-1-2, 32 KOs).
Naseem Hamed is coming in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Jose Badillo, 2 months and 8 days ago. Kevin Kelley is on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round KO win over Orlando Fernandez, 5 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Naseem Hamed at 99-1 winning odds. Kevin Kelley really doesn't have much to present against Hamed.
Naseem Hamed stopped Kevin Kelley via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO featherweight title. Hamed improves his record to 29-0 (27 KOs), while Kelley adds a loss to his record at 47-2-2.