On January 22, 2000, Vernon Forrest (30-0, 25 KOs) and Vince Phillips (40-4, 29 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round welterweight bout.
Vernon Forrest is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Santiago Samaniego, 4 months and 26 days ago. Vince Phillips is on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Angel Beltre, 1 month and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vernon Forrest at 99-1 winning odds. Vince Phillips really doesn't have much to present against Forrest.
Vernon Forrest defeated Vince Phillips via unanimous decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Forrest improves his record to 31-0, while Phillips adds a loss to his record at 40-5.