On June 7, 1997, David Tua (27-0, 23 KOs) and Ike Ibeabuchi (16-0, 12 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
David Tua is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Oleg Maskaev, 2 months and 2 days ago. Ike Ibeabuchi is on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Marcos Gonzalez, 30 days ago.
The winning odds are at 65-35 in favor of Ike Ibeabuchi. David Tua also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Ike Ibeabuchi defeated David Tua via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Ibeabuchi improves his record to 17-0, while Tua adds a loss to his record at 27-1.