On October 1, 2011, Steve Cunningham (24-2, 12 KOs), the cruiserweight IBF champion, defends his title against Cuban challenger, Yoan Pablo Hernández (24-1, 13 KOs).
Steve Cunningham is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Enad Licina, 7 months and 19 days ago. Yoan Pablo Hernández is on a 10-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Steve Hérélius, 7 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Steve Cunningham at 99-1 winning odds. Yoan Pablo Hernández really doesn't have much to present against Cunningham.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Steve Cunningham via technical decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Hernández improves his record to 25-1, while Cunningham adds a loss to his record at 24-3.