On July 12, 2003, DeMarcus Corley (28-1-1, 16 KOs), the super-lightweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Zab Judah (28-1, 21 KOs).
DeMarcus Corley is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Randall Bailey, 6 months and 8 days ago. Zab Judah is on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Omar Gabriel Weis, 11 months and 29 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of DeMarcus Corley at 52.5-47.5, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Corley has a slightly better chance of winning, but Judah could also certainly pull it off.
Zab Judah defeated DeMarcus Corley via split decision and wins the WBO title. Judah improves his record to 29-1, while Corley adds a loss to his record at 28-2-1.