On May 1, 2010, Marco Huck (28-1, 21 KOs), the cruiserweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Brian Minto (34-3, 21 KOs).
Marco Huck is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Adam Richards, 1 month and 18 days ago. Brian Minto is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO loss to Chris Arreola, 4 months and 26 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Marco Huck at 99-1 winning odds. Brian Minto really doesn't have much to present against Huck.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Marco Huck is crowned the new cruiserweight world champion. Huck improves his record to 29-1 (22 KOs), while Minto adds a loss to his record at 34-4.