On October 30, 1982, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (54-2-2, 45 KOs), the undisputed middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Venezuelan challenger, Fulgencio Obelmejias (38-1, 35 KOs).
Marvelous Marvin Hagler is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over William Lee, 7 months and 23 days ago. Fulgencio Obelmejias is on a 8-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Willie Torres, 2 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Marvelous Marvin Hagler at 99-1 winning odds. Fulgencio Obelmejias really doesn't have much to present against Hagler.
In the rematch, Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Fulgencio Obelmejias via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hagler improves his record to 55-2-2 (46 KOs), while Obelmejias adds a loss to his record at 38-2.