On March 18, 1983, Michael Spinks (22-0, 16 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA champion, and Dwight Muhammad Qawi (19-1-1, 12 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, fight for the undisputed light-heavyweight world championship.
Michael Spinks is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Johnny Davis, 6 months ago. Dwight Muhammad Qawi is on a 18-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO win over Eddie Davis, 3 months and 26 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.4-2.6 in favor of Michael Spinks. Dwight Muhammad Qawi won't be able to do much against Spinks.
Michael Spinks defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion. Spinks improves his record to 23-0, while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 19-2-1.