Fighting Harada vs Lionel Rose
On February 27, 1968, Fighting Harada (50-3, 19 KOs), the undisputed bantamweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Australian challenger, Lionel Rose (27-2, 8 KOs).
Harada vs Rose Stats
Fighting Harada is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over Soo Bok Kwon, 2 months and 30 days ago. Lionel Rose is on a 15-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a 13th round KO win over Rocky Gattellari, 2 months and 16 days ago.
Harada vs Rose Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77.6-22.4 in favor of Lionel Rose. It is going to be a competitive fight and Fighting Harada will put up a very good fight, but Rose will prevail.
Harada vs Rose Result
Lionel Rose defeated Fighting Harada via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed bantamweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Rose improves his record to 28-2, while Harada adds a loss to his record at 50-4.