Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (19-1-1 12 KO's) defeated Eric Aiken (16-5 12 KO's) to win the IBF featherweight title. Eric was unable to answer the bell for the ninth round, due in part to a probable broken right hand suffered by Aiken.

Robert had some extra motivation for this fight. He wasn't happy about a comment that Aiken had made in the past. Guerrero claimed, "He (Aiken) said that he was going to knock me out and he said it as if I wasn't a fighter at all." Through eight punishing rounds, Guerrero showed Aiken what kind of fighter he is. "The Ghost" revealed that fighting for the championship wasn't like any other fight that he has experienced in his career. "Leading up to the fight," he said, "There was a feeling I never felt before. It felt weird, fighting for the world title. It was exciting. A charge of energy went through me."