On April 22, 1978, Rodrigo Valdez (60-6-2, 40 KOs), the undisputed middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Argentinian challenger, Hugo Corro (43-2-1, 24 KOs).
Rodrigo Valdez is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Bennie Briscoe, 5 months and 17 days ago. Hugo Corro is on a 18-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Juan Carlos Bogado, 1 month and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 70.2-29.8 in favor of Hugo Corro, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Rodrigo Valdez will put on a really good performance, Corro will be required to be at his best.
Hugo Corro defeated Rodrigo Valdéz via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Corro improves his record to 44-2-1, while Valdez adds a loss to his record at 60-7-2.