On February 2, 1980, Danny Lopez (23-3, 20 KOs), the featherweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Mexican challenger, Salvador Sánchez (33-1-1, 27 KOs).
Danny Lopez is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Jose Caba, 4 months and 8 days ago. Salvador Sánchez is on a 13-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Rafael Gandarilla, 1 month and 18 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.5-3.5 in favor of Salvador Sánchez. Danny Lopez won't be able to do much against Sánchez.
Salvador Sánchez stopped the champion via TKO in the 13th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring featherweight champion. Sánchez improves his record to 34-1-1 (28 KOs), while Lopez adds a loss to his record at 23-4.