On March 29, 1980, Matthew Saad Muhammad (24-3-2, 16 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion John Conteh (33-3-1, 23 KOs).
Matthew Saad Muhammad is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Conteh, 7 months and 11 days ago. John Conteh is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Muhammad, 7 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Matthew Saad Muhammad at 99-1 winning odds. John Conteh really doesn't have much to present against Muhammad.
In the rematch, Matthew Saad Muhammad stopped John Conteh via TKO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Muhammad improves his record to 25-3-2 (17 KOs), while Conteh adds a loss to his record at 33-4-1.