On December 2, 1986, Tsuyoshi Hamada (20-1, 19 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against American challenger, Ronnie Shields (25-4, 19 KOs).
Tsuyoshi Hamada is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Rene Arredondo, 4 months and 8 days ago. Ronnie Shields is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Frankie Warren, 6 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Tsuyoshi Hamada at 99-1 winning odds. Ronnie Shields really doesn't have much to present against Hamada.
Tsuyoshi Hamada defeated Ronnie Shields via split decision and successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title. Hamada improves his record to 21-1, while Shields adds a loss to his record at 25-5.