On June 18, 1923, Jimmy Wilde (137-3-1, 98 KOs) gets a shot at the flyweight The Ring title held by and the Ring Magazine champion, Pancho Villa (66-6-3, 17 KOs).
Jimmy Wilde is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a 17th round TKO loss to Pete Herman, 2 years, 5 months, and 5 days ago. Pancho Villa is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 22% KO rate, with his last fight being a newspaper decision loss to Bobby Wolgast, 25 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Pancho Villa at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Wilde really doesn't have much to present against Villa.
Pancho Villa stopped Jimmy Wilde via KO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Villa improves his record to 67-6-3 (18 KOs), while Wilde adds a loss to his record at 137-4-1.