On March 29, 1988, Lloyd Honeyghan (31-1, 20 KOs) gets a shot at the welterweight WBC and The Ring titles held by Jorge Vaca (42-6-1, 36 KOs).
Jorge Vaca is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a technical decision win over Honeyghan, 5 months and 1 day ago. Lloyd Honeyghan is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision loss to Vaca, 5 months and 1 day 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.
Lloyd Honeyghan made easy work of Jorge Vaca in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Honeyghan improves his record to 32-1 (21 KOs), while Vaca adds a loss to his record at 42-7-1.