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.
This should be a confident win for Micky Ward at 99-1 winning odds. Shea Neary really doesn't have much to present against Ward.
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.