On February 16, 1985, Ray Mancini (29-2, 23 KOs) gets a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by Livingstone Bramble (22-1-1, 14 KOs).
Livingstone Bramble is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Edwin Curet, 3 months and 23 days ago. Ray Mancini is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 74% KO rate, with his last fight being a 14th round TKO loss to Bramble, 8 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Livingstone Bramble at 99-1 winning odds. Ray Mancini really doesn't have much to present against Bramble.
Livingstone Bramble defeated Ray Mancini via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Bramble improves his record to 23-1-1, while Mancini adds a loss to his record at 29-3.