Roberto Durán vs Esteban de Jesús III
On January 21, 1978, Roberto Durán (62-1, 51 KOs), the lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, and Esteban de Jesús (52-3, 30 KOs), the lightweight WBC champion, fight for the undisputed lightweight world championship.
Durán vs Jesús III Stats
Roberto Durán is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Edwin Viruet, 4 months and 4 days ago. Esteban de Jesús is on a 7-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over James Brackett, 4 months and 11 days ago.
Durán vs Jesús III 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 III Result
In the rematch, Roberto Durán stopped Esteban de Jesús via TKO in the 12th round and unified the WBA, The Ring, and WBC lightweight titles. Durán improves his record to 63-1 (52 KOs), while Jesús adds a loss to his record at 52-4.