On November 7, 1970, Nino Benvenuti (82-4-1, 35 KOs), the undisputed middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Argentinian challenger, Carlos Monzón (67-3-9, 44 KOs).
Nino Benvenuti is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Doyle Baird, 1 month and 26 days ago. Carlos Monzón is on a 11-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Santiago Rosa, 1 month and 19 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.7-3.3 in favor of Carlos Monzón. Nino Benvenuti won't be able to do much against Monzón.
Carlos Monzón stopped the champion via TKO in the 12th round, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight champion. Monzón improves his record to 68-3-9 (45 KOs), while Benvenuti adds a loss to his record at 82-5-1.