On October 24, 1979, Masashi Kudo (23-0, 12 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Ugandan challenger, Ayub Kalule (30-0, 17 KOs).
Masashi Kudo is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Manuel Ricardo Gonzalez, 4 months and 4 days ago. Ayub Kalule is on a 30-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over David Love, 1 month and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Masashi Kudo at 99-1 winning odds. Ayub Kalule really doesn't have much to present against Kudo.
Ayub Kalule defeated Masashi Kudo via unanimous decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Kalule improves his record to 31-0, while Kudo adds a loss to his record at 23-1.