On March 11, 2006, Vladimir Virchis (20-0, 17 KOs) and Ruslan Chagaev (19-0-1, 16 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Vladimir Virchis is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Michael Sprott, 2 months and 26 days ago. Ruslan Chagaev is on a 14-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Rob Calloway, 2 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ruslan Chagaev at 99-1 winning odds. Vladimir Virchis really doesn't have much to present against Chagaev.
Ruslan Chagaev defeated Volodymyr Virchis via majority decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Chagaev improves his record to 20-0-1, while Virchis adds a loss to his record at 20-1.