On March 9, 2002, Paul Spadafora (34-0, 14 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Angel Manfredy (39-5-1, 29 KOs).
Paul Spadafora is coming in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Charles Tschorniawsky, 6 months and 23 days ago. Angel Manfredy is on a 6-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Julio Díaz, 5 months and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Paul Spadafora at 99-1 winning odds. Angel Manfredy really doesn't have much to present against Spadafora.
Paul Spadafora defeated Angel Manfredy via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Spadafora improves his record to 35-0, while Manfredy adds a loss to his record at 39-6-1.