On February 9, 1986, Marvin Johnson (41-5, 33 KOs) and Leslie Stewart (18-0, 12 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA light-heavyweight world titles. The vacant WBA light-heavyweight title is also on the line.
Marvin Johnson is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Frank Lux, 2 months and 5 days ago. Leslie Stewart is on a 18-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Lottie Mwale, 6 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Marvin Johnson at 99-1 winning odds. Leslie Stewart really doesn't have much to present against Johnson.
Marvin Johnson stopped Leslie Stewart via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Johnson improves his record to 42-5 (34 KOs), while Stewart adds a loss to his record at 18-1.