Salvador Sánchez vs Wilfredo Gómez
On August 21, 1981, Wilfredo Gómez (32-0-1, 32 KOs) gets a shot at the featherweight WBC title held by Salvador Sánchez (40-1-1, 30 KOs).
Sánchez vs Gómez Stats
Salvador Sánchez is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Nicky Perez, 1 month and 10 days ago. Wilfredo Gómez is on a 32-fight win streak with a 97% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Raúl Silva, 2 months and 1 day ago.
Sánchez vs Gómez Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 94.2-5.8 in favor of Salvador Sánchez. It is going to be very difficult for Wilfredo Gómez to win this fight.
Sánchez vs Gómez Result
Salvador Sánchez stopped Wilfredo Gómez via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring featherweight titles. Sánchez improves his record to 41-1-1 (31 KOs), while Gómez adds a loss to his record at 32-1-1.