On July 11, 1949, Sugar Ray Robinson (94-1-2, 62 KOs), the welterweight The Ring champion, defends his title against Cuban challenger, Kid Gavilán (53-6-2, 18 KOs).
Sugar Ray Robinson is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Cecil Hudson, 21 days ago. Kid Gavilán is on a 7-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Cliff Hart, 1 month and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Sugar Ray Robinson at 99-1 winning odds. Kid Gavilán really doesn't have much to present against Robinson.
Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Kid Gavilán via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Robinson improves his record to 95-1-2, while Gavilán adds a loss to his record at 53-7-2.