On June 7, 1977, Eddie Gazo (31-4-2, 17 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Koichi Wajima (31-5-1, 25 KOs).
Eddie Gazo is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Miguel Ángel Castellini, 3 months and 2 days ago. Koichi Wajima is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a 14th round KO loss to Jose Manuel Duran, 1 year and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Eddie Gazo at 99-1 winning odds. Koichi Wajima really doesn't have much to present against Gazo.
Eddie Gazo stopped Koichi Wajima via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring super-welterweight titles. Gazo improves his record to 32-4-2 (18 KOs), while Wajima adds a loss to his record at 31-6-1.