On September 10, 1993, Pernell Whitaker (32-1, 15 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Julio César Chávez (87-0, 73 KOs).
Julio César Chávez is coming in to the fight on a 87-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Terrence Alli, 4 months and 2 days ago. Pernell Whitaker is on a 17-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Buddy McGirt, 6 months and 4 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.4-5.6 in favor of Julio César Chávez. It is going to be very difficult for Pernell Whitaker to win this fight.
The fight ended in a majority decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Whitaker is now 32-1-1 and Chávez, 87-0-1.