 The fight itself turned out to be one-sided, Norris dominated Vaden and scored a decisive unanimous decision to claim Vaden's IBF title.Judge George Hill scored the fight 119–109, judge Barbara Perez scored it 118–110, and judge William James scored the fight 120–108.Vaden was to challenge one more time for a world title, losing by TKO in 11 rounds to WBC middleweight champion Keith Holmes on December 5, 1997 at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach, Florida.