On March 10, 2001, Shane Mosley (36-0, 33 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against Australian challenger, Shannan Taylor (28-0-1, 18 KOs).
Shane Mosley is coming in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Antonio Díaz, 4 months and 6 days ago. Shannan Taylor is on a 14-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Nick Rupa, 6 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Shane Mosley at 99-1 winning odds. Shannan Taylor really doesn't have much to present against Mosley.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Shane Mosley is crowned the new welterweight world champion. Mosley improves his record to 37-0 (34 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 28-1-1.