On September 29, 1992, Virgil Hill (32-1, 19 KOs) and Frank Tate (30-2, 17 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA light-heavyweight world titles. The vacant WBA light-heavyweight title is also on the line.
Virgil Hill is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Lottie Mwale, 5 months and 18 days ago. Frank Tate is on a 6-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Tim Johnson, 6 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Virgil Hill at 99-1 winning odds. Frank Tate really doesn't have much to present against Hill.
Virgil Hill defeated Frank Tate via unanimous decision . Hill improves his record to 33-1, while Tate adds a loss to his record at 30-3.