On March 11, 2000, Shea Neary (22-0, 16 KOs) and Micky Ward (34-9, 25 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round super-lightweight bout.
Shea Neary is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Mike Griffith, 8 months and 21 days ago. Micky Ward is on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Reggie Green, 5 months and 10 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.5-10.5 in favor of Micky Ward. Shea Neary may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Micky Ward stopped Shea Neary via TKO in the 8th round. Ward improves his record to 35-9 (26 KOs), while Neary adds a loss to his record at 22-1.