On October 11, 1997, Chris Eubank (45-2-2, 23 KOs) and Joe Calzaghe (22-0, 21 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBO super-middleweight world titles. The vacant WBO super-middleweight title is also on the line.
Chris Eubank is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Camilo Alarcon, 6 months and 14 days ago. Joe Calzaghe is on a 22-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Luciano Torres, 4 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.7-6.3 in favor of Joe Calzaghe. It is going to be very difficult for Chris Eubank to win this fight.
Joe Calzaghe defeated Chris Eubank via unanimous decision . Calzaghe improves his record to 23-0, while Eubank adds a loss to his record at 45-3-2.