On January 29, 1994, Julio César Chávez (89-0-1, 75 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against American challenger, Frankie Randall (48-2-1, 39 KOs).
Julio César Chávez is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Andy Holligan, 1 month and 11 days ago. Frankie Randall is on a 17-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Francisco Lopez, 3 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 68.7-31.3 in favor of Frankie Randall, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Julio César Chávez is going to put on an exceptional fight, Randall better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Frankie Randall defeated Julio César Chávez via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Randall improves his record to 49-2-1, while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 89-1-1.