On May 26, 1969, Nino Benvenuti (78-2-1, 32 KOs) and Dick Tiger (58-18-3, 27 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Nino Benvenuti is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Don Fullmer, 5 months and 12 days ago. Dick Tiger is on a 1-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Frank DePaula, 7 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 94.8-5.2 in favor of Nino Benvenuti. It is going to be very difficult for Dick Tiger to win this fight.
Dick Tiger defeated Nino Benvenuti via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Tiger improves his record to 59-18-3, while Benvenuti adds a loss to his record at 78-3-1.