On March 2, 1991, Dingaan Thobela (3-0, 2 KOs), the lightweight WBO champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Mario Martínez (48-7-2, 29 KOs).
Dingaan Thobela is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Mauricio Aceves, 5 months and 8 days ago. Mario Martínez is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision loss to Miguel Gonzalez, 7 months and 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Dingaan Thobela at 99-1 winning odds. Mario Martínez really doesn't have much to present against Thobela.
Dingaan Thobela defeated Mario Martínez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO lightweight title. Thobela improves his record to 4-0, while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 48-8-2.