On May 17, 2003, Paul Spadafora (36-0, 14 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, and the lightweight WBA (Super) champion Leonard Doroftei (21-0, 7 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Paul Spadafora is coming in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Dennis Holbaek, 6 months and 8 days ago. Leonard Doroftei is on a 21-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Raul Horacio Balbi, 11 months and 17 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.3-5.7 in favor of Leonard Doroftei. It is going to be very difficult for Paul Spadafora to win this fight.
The fight ended in a split decision draw, and both the fighters retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. — Spadafora is now 36-0-1 and Doroftei, 21-0-1.