On December 5, 1987, Evander Holyfield (16-0, 12 KOs), the cruiserweight WBA and IBF champion, defends his titles against former world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi (28-4-1, 17 KOs).
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Ossie Ocasio, 3 months and 20 days ago. Dwight Muhammad Qawi is on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy, 3 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Dwight Muhammad Qawi really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
In the rematch, Evander Holyfield stopped Dwight Muhammad Qawi via KO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 17-0 (13 KOs), while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 28-5-1.