On October 4, 1980, Eusebio Pedroza (27-3, 19 KOs), the featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, Rick Lockridge (16-0, 14 KOs).
Eusebio Pedroza is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over Sa Wang Kim, 2 months and 14 days ago. Rick Lockridge is on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Livio Nolasco, 1 month and 13 days ago.
The winning odds are at 84.3-15.7 in favor of Rick Lockridge. Eusebio Pedroza is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Lockridge should win this fight.
Eusebio Pedroza defeated Rocky Lockridge via split decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Pedroza improves his record to 28-3, while Lockridge adds a loss to his record at 16-1.