Michael Katsidis vs Joel Casamayor
On March 22, 2008, Michael Katsidis (23-0, 20 KOs) gets a shot at the lightweight The Ring title held by and the Ring Magazine champion, Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs).
Katsidis vs Casamayor Stats
Michael Katsidis is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Czar Amonsot, 8 months and 1 day ago. Joel Casamayor is on a 4-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over José Santa Cruz, 4 months and 12 days ago.
Katsidis vs Casamayor Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 95.9-4.1 in favor of Joel Casamayor. Michael Katsidis won't be able to do much against Casamayor.
Katsidis vs Casamayor Result
Joel Casamayor stopped Michael Katsidis via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring lightweight title. Casamayor improves his record to 36-3-1 (22 KOs), while Katsidis adds a loss to his record at 23-1.