On February 12, 1993, Tony Lopez (41-3-1, 29 KOs), the lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Dingaan Thobela (8-0, 3 KOs).
Tony Lopez is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Joey Gamache, 3 months and 19 days ago. Dingaan Thobela is on a 8-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Tony Foster, 3 months and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Tony Lopez at 99-1 winning odds. Dingaan Thobela really doesn't have much to present against Lopez.
Tony Lopez defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Lopez improves his record to 42-3-1, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 8-1.