On March 20, 1992, Thomas Hearns (50-3-1, 40 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Iran Barkley (28-7, 17 KOs).
Thomas Hearns is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Virgil Hill, 9 months and 17 days ago. Iran Barkley is on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Darrin Van Horn, 2 months and 10 days ago.
The winning odds are at 81-19 in favor of Thomas Hearns. Iran Barkley is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Hearns should win this fight.
Iran Barkley defeated Thomas Hearns via split decision in the rematch and wins the WBA title. Barkley improves his record to 29-7, while Hearns adds a loss to his record at 50-4-1.