On March 29, 2008, Arthur Abraham (25-0, 20 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Elvin Ayala (18-2-1, 8 KOs).
Arthur Abraham is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Wayne Elcock, 3 months and 21 days ago. Elvin Ayala is coming off a draw with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Sergio Mora, 5 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Arthur Abraham at 99-1 winning odds. Elvin Ayala really doesn't have much to present against Abraham.
Arthur Abraham stopped Elvin Ayala via KO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title. Abraham improves his record to 26-0 (21 KOs), while Ayala adds a loss to his record at 18-3-1.