On September 27, 2008, Andre Berto (22-0, 19 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Steve Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs).
Andre Berto is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, 3 months and 6 days ago. Steve Forbes is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 23% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Oscar De La Hoya, 4 months and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Andre Berto at 99-1 winning odds. Steve Forbes really doesn't have much to present against Berto.
Andre Berto defeated Steve Forbes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. Berto improves his record to 23-0, while Forbes adds a loss to his record at 33-7.