On May 29, 1988, Donny Lalonde (30-2, 25 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Trinidadian challenger, Leslie Stewart (26-2, 18 KOs).
Donny Lalonde is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Eddie Davis, 6 months and 2 days ago. Leslie Stewart is on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Charlie Dean Moore, 2 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Donny Lalonde at 99-1 winning odds. Leslie Stewart really doesn't have much to present against Lalonde.
Donny Lalonde stopped Leslie Stewart via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Lalonde improves his record to 31-2 (26 KOs), while Stewart adds a loss to his record at 26-3.