On August 5, 1967, Jimmy Ellis (23-5, 11 KOs) and Leotis Martin (24-1, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Jimmy Ellis is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Johnny Persol, 4 months and 14 days ago. Leotis Martin is on a 15-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Billy Daniels, 1 month and 30 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jimmy Ellis at 99-1 winning odds. Leotis Martin really doesn't have much to present against Ellis.
Jimmy Ellis stopped Leotis Martin via TKO in the 9th round. Ellis improves his record to 24-5 (12 KOs), while Martin adds a loss to his record at 24-2.