On February 24, 1989, Iran Barkley (25-4, 16 KOs), the middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Roberto Durán (84-7, 61 KOs).
Iran Barkley is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Thomas Hearns, 8 months and 18 days ago. Roberto Durán is on a 5-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jeff Lanas, 4 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Iran Barkley at 99-1 winning odds. Roberto Durán really doesn't have much to present against Barkley.
Roberto Durán defeated Iran Barkley via split decision and wins the WBC title. Durán improves his record to 85-7, while Barkley adds a loss to his record at 25-5.