On November 24, 2007, Virgil Hill (50-6, 23 KOs), the cruiserweight WBA champion, defends his title against German challenger, Firat Arslan (27-3-1, 18 KOs).
Virgil Hill is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 41% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Henry Maske, 7 months and 24 days ago. Firat Arslan is on a 9-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Valery Brudov, 5 months and 8 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Firat Arslan at 99-1 winning odds. Virgil Hill really doesn't have much to present against Arslan.
Firat Arslan defeated Virgil Hill via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title — in his first world-title fight. Arslan improves his record to 28-3-1, while Hill adds a loss to his record at 50-7.