On November 27, 1987, Donny Lalonde (29-2, 24 KOs) and Eddie Davis (34-5-1, 20 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight world titles. The vacant WBC light-heavyweight title is also on the line.
Donny Lalonde is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mustafa Hamsho, 6 months and 20 days ago. Eddie Davis is on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Tim Bullock, 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Donny Lalonde at 99-1 winning odds. Eddie Davis really doesn't have much to present against Lalonde.
Donny Lalonde made very easy work of Eddie Davis, stopping Davis via TKO in the 2nd. Lalonde improves his record to 30-2 (25 KOs), while Davis adds a loss to his record at 34-6-1.