On August 11, 1987, Juan Nazario (18-1, 12 KOs) gets a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by Edwin Rosario (30-2, 26 KOs).
Edwin Rosario is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Roger Brown, 5 months and 4 days ago. Juan Nazario is on a 13-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Jose Mosqueda, 10 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Edwin Rosario at 99-1 winning odds. Juan Nazario really doesn't have much to present against Rosario.
Edwin Rosario stopped Juan Nazario via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Rosario improves his record to 31-2 (27 KOs), while Nazario adds a loss to his record at 18-2.