On October 28, 1987, Lloyd Honeyghan (31-0, 20 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Mexican challenger, Jorge Vaca (41-6-1, 36 KOs).
Lloyd Honeyghan is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Gene Hatcher, 1 month and 28 days ago. Jorge Vaca is on a 17-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Saoul Mamby, 2 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lloyd Honeyghan at 99-1 winning odds. Jorge Vaca really doesn't have much to present against Honeyghan.
Jorge Vaca defeated Lloyd Honeyghan via technical decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Vaca improves his record to 42-6-1, while Honeyghan adds a loss to his record at 31-1.