On February 23, 1985, Barry McGuigan (24-1, 22 KOs) and Juan Laporte (25-5, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Barry McGuigan is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Clyde Ruan, 2 months and 4 days ago. Juan Laporte is on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Dwight Pratchett, 3 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Barry McGuigan at 99-1 winning odds. Juan Laporte really doesn't have much to present against McGuigan.
Barry McGuigan defeated Juan Laporte via points decision in the 10-round fight. McGuigan improves his record to 25-1, while Laporte adds a loss to his record at 25-6.