On February 24, 2001, Derrick Gainer (36-5, 23 KOs), the featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against Colombian challenger, Victor Polo (29-2-2, 22 KOs).
Derrick Gainer is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round KO victory over Freddie Norwood, 5 months and 15 days ago. Victor Polo is on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Angel Vazquez, 4 months and 4 days ago.
The winning odds are at 73.6-26.4 in favor of Victor Polo, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Derrick Gainer will put on a really good performance, Polo will be required to be at his best.
Derrick Gainer defeated Victor Polo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Gainer improves his record to 37-5, while Polo adds a loss to his record at 29-3-2.