On March 20, 1999, Ike Ibeabuchi (19-0, 14 KOs) and Chris Byrd (26-0, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Ike Ibeabuchi is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Everton Davis, 6 months and 16 days ago. Chris Byrd is on a 26-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ross Puritty, 8 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ike Ibeabuchi at 99-1 winning odds. Chris Byrd really doesn't have much to present against Ibeabuchi.
Ike Ibeabuchi stopped Chris Byrd via TKO in the 5th round. Ibeabuchi improves his record to 20-0 (15 KOs), while Byrd adds a loss to his record at 26-1.