On June 30, 1979, Hugo Corro (47-2-1, 24 KOs), the undisputed middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against American challenger, Vito Antuofermo (44-3-1, 19 KOs).
Hugo Corro is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Rodrigo Valdéz, 7 months and 19 days ago. Vito Antuofermo is on a 8-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Mike Hallacy, 7 months and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 85.7-14.3 in favor of Hugo Corro. Vito Antuofermo may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Vito Antuofermo defeated Hugo Corro via split 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. Antuofermo improves his record to 45-3-1, while Corro adds a loss to his record at 47-3-1.