On June 20, 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard (27-0, 18 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Roberto Durán (71-1, 56 KOs).
Sugar Ray Leonard is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Dave Boy Green, 2 months and 20 days ago. Roberto Durán is on a 40-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Wellington Wheatley, 3 months and 27 days ago.
The winning odds are at 62.3-37.7 in favor of Roberto Durán. Sugar Ray Leonard also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Roberto Durán defeated Sugar Ray Leonard via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Durán improves his record to 72-1, while Leonard adds a loss to his record at 27-1.