On August 16, 1967, Carlos Ortiz (50-5-1, 22 KOs), the undisputed lightweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Ismael Laguna (47-4-1, 30 KOs).
Carlos Ortiz is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Sugar Ramos, 1 month and 15 days ago. Ismael Laguna is on a 6-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Alfredo Urbina, 2 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Carlos Ortiz at 99-1 winning odds. Ismael Laguna really doesn't have much to present against Ortiz.
Carlos Ortiz defeated Ismael Laguna via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles. Ortiz improves his record to 51-5-1, while Laguna adds a loss to his record at 47-5-1.