Salvador Sánchez vs Azumah Nelson
On July 21, 1982, Salvador Sánchez (43-1-1, 31 KOs), the featherweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Ghanaian challenger, Azumah Nelson (13-0, 10 KOs).
Sánchez vs Nelson Stats
Salvador Sánchez is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jorge Garcia, 2 months and 13 days ago. Azumah Nelson is on a 13-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Mukaila Bukare, 25 days ago.
Sánchez vs Nelson Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Salvador Sánchez at 99-1 winning odds. Azumah Nelson really doesn't have much to present against Sánchez.
Sánchez vs Nelson Result
Salvador Sánchez stopped Azumah Nelson via TKO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring featherweight titles. Sánchez improves his record to 44-1-1 (32 KOs), while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 13-1.