On October 1, 2016, Jürgen Brähmer (48-2, 35 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against former world champion Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs).
Jürgen Brähmer is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Eduard Gutknecht, 6 months and 19 days ago. Nathan Cleverly is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Andrzej Fonfara, 11 months and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 87.2-12.8 in favor of Jürgen Brähmer. Nathan Cleverly may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Nathan Cleverly is crowned the new WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight world champion. Cleverly improves his record to 30-3 (16 KOs), while Brähmer adds a loss to his record at 48-3.