On June 3, 1991, Virgil Hill (30-0, 18 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Thomas Hearns (49-3-1, 40 KOs).
Virgil Hill is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mike Peak, 4 months and 28 days ago. Thomas Hearns is on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Ken Atkins, 1 month and 28 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.5-6.5 in favor of Thomas Hearns. It is going to be very difficult for Virgil Hill to win this fight.
Thomas Hearns defeated Virgil Hill via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Hearns improves his record to 50-3-1, while Hill adds a loss to his record at 30-1.