Marcel Cerdan vs Jake LaMotta
On June 16, 1949, Marcel Cerdan (110-3, 65 KOs), the middleweight The Ring champion, defends his title against American challenger, Jake LaMotta (72-13-3, 24 KOs).
Cerdan vs LaMotta Stats
Marcel Cerdan is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Lucien Krawczyk, 1 month and 8 days ago. Jake LaMotta is on a 3-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Joey DeJohn, 29 days ago.
Cerdan vs LaMotta Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77.9-22.1 in favor of Marcel Cerdan. It is going to be a competitive fight and Jake LaMotta will put up a very good fight, but Cerdan will prevail.
Cerdan vs LaMotta Result
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Jake LaMotta is crowned the new The Ring middleweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. LaMotta improves his record to 73-13-3 (25 KOs), while Cerdan adds a loss to his record at 110-4.