On September 13, 2014, Miguel Vázquez (34-3, 13 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Mickey Bey (20-1-1, 10 KOs).
Miguel Vázquez is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Denis Shafikov, 6 months and 22 days ago. Mickey Bey is on a 2-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Alan Herrera, 4 months and 11 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.6-6.4 in favor of Miguel Vázquez. It is going to be very difficult for Mickey Bey to win this fight.
Mickey Bey defeated Miguel Vázquez via split decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Bey improves his record to 21-1-1, while Vázquez adds a loss to his record at 34-4.