Vassiliy Jirov vs James Toney
On April 26, 2003, Vassiliy Jirov (31-0, 27 KOs), the cruiserweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion James Toney (65-4-2, 42 KOs).
Jirov vs Toney Stats
Vassiliy Jirov is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jorge Castro, 1 year, 2 months, and 25 days ago. James Toney is on a 11-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Jason Robinson, 8 months and 8 days ago.
Jirov vs Toney Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of James Toney at 53.4-46.6, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Toney has a slightly better chance of winning, but Jirov could also certainly pull it off.
Jirov vs Toney Result
James Toney defeated Vassiliy Jirov via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Toney improves his record to 66-4-2, while Jirov adds a loss to his record at 31-1.