On April 1, 2000, Vitali Klitschko (27-0, 27 KOs), the heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Chris Byrd (30-1, 18 KOs).
Vitali Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round RTD victory over Obed Sullivan, 3 months and 21 days ago. Chris Byrd is on a 4-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over David Washington, 2 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vitali Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Chris Byrd really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Chris Byrd is crowned the new WBO heavyweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Byrd improves his record to 31-1 (19 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 27-1.