On October 4, 2003, Steve Forbes (23-1, 6 KOs) gets a shot at the super-featherweight IBF title held by Carlos Hernandez (39-3-1, 24 KOs).
Carlos Hernandez is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Moises Pedroza, 4 months and 4 days ago. Steve Forbes is on a 9-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Silverio Ortiz, 5 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.7-5.3 in favor of Carlos Hernandez. It is going to be very difficult for Steve Forbes to win this fight.
Carlos Hernandez defeated Steve Forbes via technical decision and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Hernandez improves his record to 40-3-1, while Forbes adds a loss to his record at 23-2.