On May 8, 1993, Julian Jackson (46-1, 43 KOs), the middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Gerald McClellan (27-2, 25 KOs).
Julian Jackson is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Eddie Hall, 4 months and 25 days ago. Gerald McClellan is on a 17-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Tyrone Moore, 2 months and 18 days ago.
The winning odds are at 85.2-14.8 in favor of Gerald McClellan. Julian Jackson may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Gerald McClellan stopped the champion via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC middleweight champion. McClellan improves his record to 28-2 (26 KOs), while Jackson adds a loss to his record at 46-2.