On January 12, 1980, Leon Spinks (7-2-1, 5 KOs) and Alfredo Evangelista (32-4-2, 25 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Leon Spinks is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO loss to Gerrie Coetzee, 6 months and 19 days ago. Alfredo Evangelista is on a 7-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Tony Moore, 1 month and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Leon Spinks at 99-1 winning odds. Alfredo Evangelista really doesn't have much to present against Spinks.
Leon Spinks stopped Alfredo Evangelista via KO in the 5th round. Spinks improves his record to 8-2-1 (6 KOs), while Evangelista adds a loss to his record at 32-5-2.