Wilfred Benítez vs Sugar Ray Leonard
On November 30, 1979, Wilfred Benítez (38-0-1, 25 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against American challenger, Sugar Ray Leonard (25-0, 16 KOs).
Benítez vs Leonard Stats
Wilfred Benítez is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Harold Weston, 8 months and 5 days ago. Sugar Ray Leonard is on a 25-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Andy Price, 2 months and 2 days ago.
Benítez vs Leonard Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 98.8-1.2 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard. Wilfred Benítez won't be able to do much against Leonard.
Benítez vs Leonard Result
Sugar Ray Leonard stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring welterweight champion. Leonard improves his record to 26-0 (17 KOs), while Benítez adds a loss to his record at 38-1-1.