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 odds of winning are at 97.2-2.8 in favor of Milan Melindo. Hekkie Budler won't be able to do much against Melindo.
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.