On February 23, 2008, Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 43 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, and the heavyweight WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Wladimir Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round RTD victory over Lamon Brewster, 7 months and 16 days ago. Sultan Ibragimov is on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Evander Holyfield, 4 months and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Wladimir Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Sultan Ibragimov really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
Wladimir Klitschko defeated Sultan Ibragimov via unanimous decision and unifies the IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 50-3, while Ibragimov adds a loss to his record at 22-1-1.