On June 4, 1974, and the Ring Magazine champion, Oscar Albarado (48-6-1, 36 KOs), the undisputed super-welterweight world champion, holding the WBA and WBC belts, defends his undisputed championship against American challenger, Koichi Wajima (29-2-1, 24 KOs).
Koichi Wajima is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Miguel De Oliveira, 3 months and 30 days ago. Oscar Albarado is on a 3-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Eddie Mazon, 1 month and 9 days ago.
The winning odds are at 64.8-35.2 in favor of Oscar Albarado. Koichi Wajima also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Oscar Albarado stopped the champion via KO in the final round, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA and WBC super-welterweight champion. Albarado improves his record to 49-6-1 (37 KOs), while Wajima adds a loss to his record at 29-3-1.