Antonio Cervantes vs Aaron Pryor
On August 2, 1980, Antonio Cervantes (63-10-1, 35 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against American challenger, Aaron Pryor (24-0, 22 KOs).
Cervantes vs Pryor Stats
Antonio Cervantes is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Miguel Montilla, 4 months and 4 days ago. Aaron Pryor is on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Carl Crowley, 1 month and 13 days ago.
Cervantes vs Pryor Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 76.7-23.3 in favor of Aaron Pryor. It is going to be a competitive fight and Antonio Cervantes will put up a very good fight, but Pryor will prevail.
Cervantes vs Pryor Result
Aaron Pryor stopped the champion via KO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA and The Ring super-lightweight champion. Pryor improves his record to 25-0 (23 KOs), while Cervantes adds a loss to his record at 63-11-1.