On March 6, 1993, Pernell Whitaker (31-1, 15 KOs) gets a shot at the welterweight WBC title held by Buddy McGirt (59-2-1, 44 KOs).
Buddy McGirt is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Genaro Léon, 1 month and 22 days ago. Pernell Whitaker is on a 16-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Ben Baez, 3 months and 5 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 95.8-4.2 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Buddy McGirt won't be able to do much against Whitaker.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Buddy McGirt via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Whitaker improves his record to 32-1, while McGirt adds a loss to his record at 59-3-1.