On June 28, 1966, Ernie Terrell (38-4, 18 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Doug Jones (29-6-1, 19 KOs).
Ernie Terrell is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over George Chuvalo, 7 months and 27 days ago. Doug Jones is on a 5-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Lou Bailey, 3 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ernie Terrell at 99-1 winning odds. Doug Jones really doesn't have much to present against Terrell.
Ernie Terrell defeated Doug Jones via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title. Terrell improves his record to 39-4, while Jones adds a loss to his record at 29-7-1.