On June 16, 1983, Davey Moore (12-0, 9 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Roberto Durán (76-4, 57 KOs).
Davey Moore is coming in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Gary Guiden, 4 months and 18 days ago. Roberto Durán is on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over José Cuevas, 4 months and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Davey Moore at 99-1 winning odds. Roberto Durán really doesn't have much to present against Moore.
Roberto Durán stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA super-welterweight champion. Durán improves his record to 77-4 (58 KOs), while Moore adds a loss to his record at 12-1.