Chris Byrd vs Wladimir Klitschko II
On April 22, 2006, Chris Byrd (39-2-1, 20 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Wladimir Klitschko (45-3, 39 KOs).
Byrd vs Klitschko II Stats
Chris Byrd is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over DaVarryl Williamson, 6 months and 21 days ago. Wladimir Klitschko is on a 3-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Samuel Peter, 6 months and 29 days ago.
Byrd vs Klitschko II Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 78.4-21.6 in favor of Chris Byrd. It is going to be a competitive fight and Wladimir Klitschko will put up a very good fight, but Byrd will prevail.
Byrd vs Klitschko II Result
In the rematch, Wladimir Klitschko stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new IBF heavyweight champion. Klitschko improves his record to 46-3 (40 KOs), while Byrd adds a loss to his record at 39-3-1.