Dingaan Thobela vs Orzubek Nazarov
On October 30, 1993, Dingaan Thobela (9-1, 3 KOs), the lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against Kyrgyzstani challenger, Orzubek Nazarov (17-0, 14 KOs).
Thobela vs Nazarov Stats
Dingaan Thobela is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Tony Lopez, 4 months and 4 days ago. Orzubek Nazarov is on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Boy Ligas, 3 months and 11 days ago.
Thobela vs Nazarov Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 75.8-24.2 in favor of Orzubek Nazarov. It is going to be a competitive fight and Dingaan Thobela will put up a very good fight, but Nazarov will prevail.
Thobela vs Nazarov Result
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Nazarov improves his record to 18-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 9-2.