On January 18, 2019, Demetrius Andrade (26-0, 16 KOs), the middleweight WBO champion, defends his title against Russian challenger, Artur Akavov (19-2, 8 KOs).
Demetrius Andrade is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Walter Kautondokwa, 2 months and 29 days ago. Artur Akavov is on a 3-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Gonzalo Gaston Coria, 8 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Demetrius Andrade at 99-1 winning odds. Artur Akavov really doesn't have much to present against Andrade.
Demetrius Andrade stopped Artur Akavov via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO middleweight title. Andrade improves his record to 27-0 (17 KOs), while Akavov adds a loss to his record at 19-3.