On September 15, 1982, Mario Miranda (19-0, 13 KOs) and Juan Laporte (21-3, 12 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC featherweight world titles. The vacant WBC featherweight title is also on the line.
Mario Miranda is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Marcos Villasana, 2 months and 27 days ago. Juan Laporte is on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Edwin Luis Rivera, 1 month and 25 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.2-3.8 in favor of Juan Laporte. Mario Miranda won't be able to do much against Laporte.
Mario Miranda refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Juan Laporte is crowned the new WBC featherweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Laporte improves his record to 22-3 (13 KOs), while Miranda adds a loss to his record at 19-1.