On August 5, 2006, Ike Quartey (37-2-1, 31 KOs) and Vernon Forrest (37-2, 28 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Ike Quartey is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Carlos Bojorquez, 8 months and 2 days ago. Vernon Forrest is on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Elco Garcia, 9 months and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 76.7-23.3 in favor of Ike Quartey. It is going to be a competitive fight and Vernon Forrest will put up a very good fight, but Quartey will prevail.
Vernon Forrest defeated Ike Quartey via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Forrest improves his record to 38-2, while Quartey adds a loss to his record at 37-3-1.