Roberto Durán vs Esteban de Jesús II
On March 16, 1974, Roberto Durán (41-1, 35 KOs), the lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Puerto Rican challenger, Esteban de Jesús (42-1, 23 KOs).
Durán vs Jesús II Stats
Roberto Durán is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Armando Mendoza, 1 month ago. Esteban de Jesús is on a 16-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round KO win over Alfonso Frazer, 2 months and 9 days ago.
Durán vs Jesús II Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Roberto Durán at 99-1 winning odds. Esteban de Jesús really doesn't have much to present against Durán.
Durán vs Jesús II Result
In the rematch, Roberto Durán stopped Esteban de Jesús via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles. Durán improves his record to 42-1 (36 KOs), while Jesús adds a loss to his record at 42-2.