Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi
On December 19, 1981, Matthew Saad Muhammad (31-3-2, 23 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against fellow American challenger, Dwight Muhammad Qawi (15-1-1, 8 KOs).
Muhammad vs Qawi Stats
Matthew Saad Muhammad is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Jerry Martin, 2 months and 23 days ago. Dwight Muhammad Qawi is on a 14-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over James Scott, 3 months and 14 days ago.
Muhammad vs Qawi Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Matthew Saad Muhammad at 53.6-46.4, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Muhammad has a slightly better chance of winning, but Qawi could also certainly pull it off.
Muhammad vs Qawi Result
Dwight Muhammad Qawi stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th 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 light-heavyweight champion. Qawi improves his record to 16-1-1 (9 KOs), while Muhammad adds a loss to his record at 31-4-2.