On April 9, 2011, James Kirkland (27-0, 24 KOs) and Nobuhiro Ishida (22-6-2, 7 KOs) meet in the ring in a 8-round bout.
James Kirkland is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Jhon Berrio, 22 days ago. Nobuhiro Ishida is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 23% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Rigoberto Álvarez, 6 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Nobuhiro Ishida at 99-1 winning odds. James Kirkland really doesn't have much to present against Ishida.
Nobuhiro Ishida stopped James Kirkland via TKO in the 1st round. Ishida improves his record to 23-6-2 (8 KOs), while Kirkland adds a loss to his record at 27-1.