On February 1, 2002, Vassiliy Jirov (30-0, 27 KOs), the cruiserweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Jorge Castro (119-7-3, 83 KOs).
Vassiliy Jirov is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Julian Letterlough, 4 months and 24 days ago. Jorge Castro is on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round RTD win over Imamu Mayfield, 3 months and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vassiliy Jirov at 99-1 winning odds. Jorge Castro really doesn't have much to present against Jirov.
Vassiliy Jirov defeated Jorge Castro via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title. Jirov improves his record to 31-0, while Castro adds a loss to his record at 119-8-3.