On October 16, 1987, Jeff Fenech (17-0, 14 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBC champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Carlos Zárate (66-2, 63 KOs).
Jeff Fenech is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Greg Richardson, 3 months and 6 days ago. Carlos Zárate is on a 12-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Richard Savage, 2 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Jeff Fenech at 99-1 winning odds. Carlos Zárate really doesn't have much to present against Fenech.
Jeff Fenech defeated Carlos Zarate via technical decision and successfully defended his WBC super-bantamweight title. Fenech improves his record to 18-0, while Zárate adds a loss to his record at 66-3.