On October 14, 2000, Wladimir Klitschko (34-1, 31 KOs) gets a shot at the heavyweight WBO title held by Chris Byrd (31-1, 19 KOs).
Chris Byrd is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round RTD victory over Vitali Klitschko, 6 months and 13 days ago. Wladimir Klitschko is on a 10-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Monte Barrett, 2 months and 29 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.2-2.8 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Chris Byrd won't be able to do much against Klitschko.
Wladimir Klitschko defeated Chris Byrd via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Klitschko improves his record to 35-1, while Byrd adds a loss to his record at 31-2.