On May 26, 2007, Krzysztof Włodarczyk (37-1, 27 KOs), the cruiserweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Steve Cunningham (19-1, 10 KOs).
Krzysztof Włodarczyk is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Cunningham, 6 months and 1 day ago. Steve Cunningham is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Włodarczyk, 6 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 83.7-16.3 in favor of Steve Cunningham. Krzysztof Włodarczyk is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Cunningham should win this fight.
Steve Cunningham defeated Krzysztof Włodarczyk via majority decision in the rematch and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Cunningham improves his record to 20-1, while Włodarczyk adds a loss to his record at 37-2.