On August 13, 2005, Hasim Rahman (40-5-1, 33 KOs) and Monte Barrett (31-3, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Hasim Rahman is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round RTD victory over Kali Meehan, 9 months ago. Monte Barrett is on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Owen Beck, 6 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 73.9-26.1 in favor of Monte Barrett, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Hasim Rahman will put on a really good performance, Barrett will be required to be at his best.
Hasim Rahman defeated Monte Barrett via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Rahman improves his record to 41-5-1, while Barrett adds a loss to his record at 31-4.