Luis Alberto Pérez vs Joseph Agbeko
On September 29, 2007, Luis Alberto Pérez (25-1, 16 KOs), the bantamweight IBF champion, defends his title against Ghanaian challenger, Joseph Agbeko (24-1, 21 KOs).
Pérez vs Agbeko Stats
Luis Alberto Pérez is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Genaro García, 2 months and 22 days ago. Joseph Agbeko is on a 3-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Fidencio Reyes, 1 month and 20 days ago.
Pérez vs Agbeko Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Luis Alberto Pérez at 50.1-49.9, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Pérez has a slightly better chance of winning, but Agbeko could also certainly pull it off.
Pérez vs Agbeko Result
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Joseph Agbeko is crowned the new IBF bantamweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Agbeko improves his record to 25-1 (22 KOs), while Pérez adds a loss to his record at 25-2.