On April 12, 2008, Clinton Woods (41-3-1, 25 KOs), the light-heavyweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Antonio Tarver (26-4, 19 KOs).
Clinton Woods is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Julio César González, 6 months and 14 days ago. Antonio Tarver is on a 2-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Danny Santiago, 4 months and 11 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.6-10.4 in favor of Antonio Tarver. Clinton Woods may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Antonio Tarver defeated Clinton Woods via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Tarver improves his record to 27-4, while Woods adds a loss to his record at 41-4-1.