On June 3, 2016, Rances Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Mickey Bey (22-1-1, 10 KOs).
Rances Barthelemy is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Denis Shafikov, 5 months and 16 days ago. Mickey Bey is on a 4-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Naim Nelson, 5 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Rances Barthelemy at 99-1 winning odds. Mickey Bey really doesn't have much to present against Barthelemy.
Rances Barthelemy defeated Mickey Bey via split decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Barthelemy improves his record to 25-0, while Bey adds a loss to his record at 22-2-1.