On January 30, 1982, Wilfred Benítez (43-1-1, 28 KOs), the super-welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Roberto Durán (74-2, 56 KOs).
Wilfred Benítez is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Carlos Santos, 2 months and 16 days ago. Roberto Durán is on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Luigi Minchillo, 4 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Wilfred Benítez at 99-1 winning odds. Roberto Durán really doesn't have much to present against Benítez.
Wilfred Benítez defeated Roberto Durán via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-welterweight title. Benítez improves his record to 44-1-1, while Durán adds a loss to his record at 74-3.