On November 16, 1979, Alexis Argüello (59-5, 49 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Bobby Chacon (42-4-1, 36 KOs).
Alexis Argüello is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Rafael Limón, 4 months and 8 days ago. Bobby Chacon is on a 1-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jose Torres, 4 months and 29 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Alexis Argüello at 99-1 winning odds. Bobby Chacon really doesn't have much to present against Argüello.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Alexis Argüello is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Argüello improves his record to 60-5 (50 KOs), while Chacon adds a loss to his record at 42-5-1.