On May 17, 1975, Antonio Cervantes (47-9-1, 25 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Puerto Rican challenger, Esteban de Jesús (45-2, 25 KOs).
Antonio Cervantes is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Ray Chavez Guerrero, 2 months and 2 days ago. Esteban de Jesús is on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Jesse Lara, 2 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Antonio Cervantes at 99-1 winning odds. Esteban de Jesús really doesn't have much to present against Cervantes.
Antonio Cervantes defeated Esteban De Jesus via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Cervantes improves his record to 48-9-1, while Jesús adds a loss to his record at 45-3.