On May 16, 1967, Dick Tiger (55-17-3, 26 KOs), the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Nigerian challenger, José Torres (39-2-1, 27 KOs).
Dick Tiger is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Abraham Tomica, 3 months and 11 days ago. José Torres is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Tiger, 5 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Dick Tiger at 99-1 winning odds. José Torres really doesn't have much to present against Tiger.
Dick Tiger defeated José Torres via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Tiger improves his record to 56-17-3, while Torres adds a loss to his record at 39-3-1.