On June 22, 1979, Roberto Durán (67-1, 54 KOs) and Carlos Palomino (27-2-3, 15 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Roberto Durán is coming in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jimmy Heair, 2 months and 14 days ago. Carlos Palomino is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Wilfred Benitez, 5 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.8-8.2 in favor of Roberto Durán. It is going to be very difficult for Carlos Palomino to win this fight.
Roberto Durán defeated Carlos Palomino via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Durán improves his record to 68-1, while Palomino adds a loss to his record at 27-3-3.