On April 6, 1987, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (62-2-2, 52 KOs), the middleweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Sugar Ray Leonard (33-1, 24 KOs).
Marvelous Marvin Hagler is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round KO victory over John Mugabi, 1 year and 27 days ago. Sugar Ray Leonard is on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Kevin Howard, 2 years, 10 months, and 26 days ago.
The winning odds are at 92.1-7.9 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard. It is going to be very difficult for Marvelous Marvin Hagler to win this fight.
Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvelous Marvin Hagler via split decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Leonard improves his record to 34-1, while Hagler adds a loss to his record at 62-3-2.