On July 11, 2009, Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1, 26 KOs) gets a shot at the bantamweight IBF title held by Joseph Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs).
Joseph Agbeko is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over William Gonzalez, 7 months ago. Vic Darchinyan is on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round RTD win over Jorge Arce, 5 months and 4 days ago.
The winning odds are at 87.7-12.3 in favor of Joseph Agbeko. Vic Darchinyan may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Joseph Agbeko defeated Vic Darchinyan via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF bantamweight title. Agbeko improves his record to 27-1, while Darchinyan adds a loss to his record at 32-2-1.