On February 23, 2013, Cornelius Bundrage (32-4, 19 KOs), the super-welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Ishe Smith (24-5, 11 KOs).
Cornelius Bundrage is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Cory Spinks, 7 months and 24 days ago. Ishe Smith is on a 3-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Irving Garcia, 5 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Cornelius Bundrage at 99-1 winning odds. Ishe Smith really doesn't have much to present against Bundrage.
Ishe Smith defeated Cornelius Bundrage via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Smith improves his record to 25-5, while Bundrage adds a loss to his record at 32-5.