On September 29, 1980, Rudi Lubbers (26-7, 11 KOs) and Jean-Pierre Coopman (35-13-1, 19 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 10-round bout.
Rudi Lubbers is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over Robert Desnouck, 28 days ago. Jean-Pierre Coopman is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision loss to Albert Syben, 3 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Rudi Lubbers at 99-1 winning odds. Jean-Pierre Coopman really doesn't have much to present against Lubbers.
In the rematch, Rudi Lubbers stopped Jean Pierre Coopman via TKO in the 5th round. Lubbers improves his record to 27-7 (12 KOs), while Coopman adds a loss to his record at 35-14-1.