On December 11, 2008, Steve Cunningham (21-1, 11 KOs), the cruiserweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Tomasz Adamek (35-1, 24 KOs).
Steve Cunningham is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Marco Huck, 11 months and 12 days ago. Tomasz Adamek is on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round RTD win over Gary Gomez, 5 months ago.
The winning odds are at 57.7-42.3 in favor of Tomasz Adamek. Steve Cunningham could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
Tomasz Adamek defeated Steve Cunningham via split decision and wins the IBF and The Ring titles. Adamek improves his record to 36-1, while Cunningham adds a loss to his record at 21-2.