On September 16, 2017, Milan Melindo (36-2, 13 KOs), the light-flyweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Hekkie Budler (31-2, 10 KOs).
Milan Melindo is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Akira Yaegashi, 3 months and 26 days ago. Hekkie Budler is on a 2-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round RTD win over Joey Canoy, 7 months and 12 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.1-5.9 in favor of Milan Melindo. It is going to be very difficult for Hekkie Budler to win this fight.
Milan Melindo defeated Hekkie Budler via split decision and successfully defended his IBF light-flyweight title. Melindo improves his record to 37-2, while Budler adds a loss to his record at 31-3.