On March 22, 1986, Pinklon Thomas (26-0-1, 21 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Jamaican challenger, Trevor Berbick (30-4-1, 23 KOs).
Pinklon Thomas is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Mike Weaver, 9 months and 7 days ago. Trevor Berbick is on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Mike Perkins, 2 months and 5 days ago.
The winning odds are at 90.6-9.4 in favor of Trevor Berbick. It is going to be very difficult for Pinklon Thomas to win this fight.
Trevor Berbick defeated Pinklon Thomas via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Berbick improves his record to 31-4-1, while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 26-1-1.