Lionel Rose vs Rubén Olivares
On August 22, 1969, Lionel Rose (34-2, 8 KOs), the undisputed bantamweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Mexican challenger, Rubén Olivares (52-0-1, 50 KOs).
Rose vs Olivares Stats
Lionel Rose is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 22% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Ernie Cruz, 2 months and 12 days ago. Rubén Olivares is on a 25-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Nene Jun, 1 month and 24 days ago.
Rose vs Olivares Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 98.8-1.2 in favor of Rubén Olivares. Lionel Rose won't be able to do much against Olivares.
Rose vs Olivares Result
Rubén Olivares stopped the champion via KO in the 5th round, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight champion. Olivares improves his record to 53-0-1 (51 KOs), while Rose adds a loss to his record at 34-3.