Vicente Saldívar vs Kuniaki Shibata
On December 11, 1970, Vicente Saldívar (36-1, 26 KOs), the featherweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Japanese challenger, Kuniaki Shibata (31-2-2, 20 KOs).
Saldívar vs Shibata Stats
Vicente Saldívar is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Johnny Famechon, 7 months and 2 days ago. Kuniaki Shibata is on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Hyun Kim, 3 months and 2 days ago.
Saldívar vs Shibata Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 78.3-21.7 in favor of Vicente Saldívar. It is going to be a competitive fight and Kuniaki Shibata will put up a very good fight, but Saldívar will prevail.
Saldívar vs Shibata Result
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 12th round, and Kuniaki Shibata is crowned the new WBC and The Ring featherweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Shibata improves his record to 32-2-2 (21 KOs), while Saldívar adds a loss to his record at 36-2.