On June 1, 1984, Ray Mancini (29-1, 23 KOs), the lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against St. Kitts & Nevis challenger, Livingstone Bramble (20-1-1, 13 KOs).
Ray Mancini is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Bobby Chacon, 4 months and 18 days ago. Livingstone Bramble is on a 13-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Rafael Williams, 4 months and 10 days ago.
The winning odds are at 74.5-25.5 in favor of Ray Mancini, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Livingstone Bramble will put on a really good performance, Mancini will be required to be at his best.
Livingstone Bramble stopped the champion via TKO in the 14th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA lightweight champion. Bramble improves his record to 21-1-1 (14 KOs), while Mancini adds a loss to his record at 29-2.