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).
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.
The winning odds are at 83.3-16.7 in favor of Salvador Sánchez. Wilfredo Gómez is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Sánchez should win this fight.
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.