On April 27, 1968, Jimmy Ellis (25-5, 12 KOs) and Jerry Quarry (26-1-4, 15 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA heavyweight world titles. The vacant WBA heavyweight title is also on the line.
Jimmy Ellis is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Oscar Bonavena, 4 months and 25 days ago. Jerry Quarry is on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a 12th round TKO win over Thad Spencer, 2 months and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jimmy Ellis at 99-1 winning odds. Jerry Quarry really doesn't have much to present against Ellis.
Jimmy Ellis defeated Jerry Quarry via majority decision . Ellis improves his record to 26-5, while Quarry adds a loss to his record at 26-2-4.