On June 28, 1980, Alan Minter (37-6, 22 KOs), the undisputed middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Vito Antuofermo (45-4-2, 19 KOs).
Alan Minter is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Antuofermo, 3 months and 12 days ago. Vito Antuofermo is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 37% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Minter, 3 months and 12 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.7-8.3 in favor of Vito Antuofermo. It is going to be very difficult for Alan Minter to win this fight.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Alan Minter is crowned the new middleweight world champion. Minter improves his record to 38-6 (23 KOs), while Antuofermo adds a loss to his record at 45-5-2.