On December 3, 2011, Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KOs) gets a shot at the bantamweight IBF title held by Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KOs).
Abner Mares is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Agbeko, 3 months and 20 days ago. Joseph Agbeko is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Mares, 3 months and 20 days ago.
The winning odds are at 64.8-35.2 in favor of Joseph Agbeko. Abner Mares also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Abner Mares defeated Joseph Agbeko via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF bantamweight title. Mares improves his record to 23-0-1, while Agbeko adds a loss to his record at 28-4.