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.
The odds of winning are at 96.6-3.4 in favor of Nobuhiro Ishida. James Kirkland won't be able to do much 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.