On January 12, 1963, Fighting Harada (27-1, 11 KOs), the flyweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Pone Kingpetch (25-4, 8 KOs).
Fighting Harada is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round KO victory over Kingpetch, 3 months and 2 days ago. Pone Kingpetch is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round KO loss to Harada, 3 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 70.7-29.3 in favor of Fighting Harada, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Pone Kingpetch will put on a really good performance, Harada will be required to be at his best.
Pone Kingpetch defeated Fighting Harada via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBA and The Ring titles. Kingpetch improves his record to 26-4, while Harada adds a loss to his record at 27-2.