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 86-14 in favor of Tomasz Adamek. Steve Cunningham may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
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.