On August 28, 1968, Lionel Rose (30-2, 8 KOs) and José Medel (64-23-7, 39 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Lionel Rose is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Takao Sakurai, 2 months and 26 days ago. José Medel is on a 1-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Evan Armstrong, 4 months and 28 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lionel Rose at 99-1 winning odds. José Medel really doesn't have much to present against Rose.
Lionel Rose defeated José Medel via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Rose improves his record to 31-2, while Medel adds a loss to his record at 64-24-7.