On September 3, 2011, Jan Zaveck (31-1, 18 KOs), the welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KOs).
Jan Zaveck is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Paul Delgado, 6 months and 16 days ago. Andre Berto is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Victor Ortiz, 4 months and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Andre Berto at 99-1 winning odds. Jan Zaveck really doesn't have much to present against Berto.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Andre Berto is crowned the new IBF welterweight world champion. Berto improves his record to 28-1 (22 KOs), while Zaveck adds a loss to his record at 31-2.