On November 13, 1999, Manuel Medina (56-10, 26 KOs), the featherweight IBF champion, defends his title against British challenger, Paul Ingle (21-1, 15 KOs).
Manuel Medina is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate; his last fight was a technical decision win over Victor Polo, 6 months and 28 days ago. Paul Ingle is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO loss to Naseem Hamed, 7 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 67.6-32.4 in favor of Manuel Medina, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Paul Ingle is going to put on an exceptional fight, Medina better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Paul Ingle defeated Manuel Medina via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Ingle improves his record to 22-1, while Medina adds a loss to his record at 56-11.