On August 15, 1987, Evander Holyfield (15-0, 11 KOs), the cruiserweight WBA and IBF champion, defends his titles against former world champion Ossie Ocasio (21-4-1, 11 KOs).
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Ricky Parkey, 3 months ago. Ossie Ocasio is on a 2-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Dwight Muhammad Qawi, 3 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Ossie Ocasio really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield stopped Ossie Ocasio via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 16-0 (12 KOs), while Ocasio adds a loss to his record at 21-5-1.