On February 20, 1983, Juan Laporte (22-3, 13 KOs), the featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against American challenger, Ruben Castillo (54-3-2, 28 KOs).
Juan Laporte is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round RTD victory over Mario Miranda, 5 months and 5 days ago. Ruben Castillo is on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Francisco Rodriguez, 5 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Juan Laporte at 99-1 winning odds. Ruben Castillo really doesn't have much to present against Laporte.
Juan Laporte defeated Ruben Castillo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC featherweight title. Laporte improves his record to 23-3, while Castillo adds a loss to his record at 54-4-2.