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 79.5-20.5 in favor of Frankie Randall. It is going to be a competitive fight and Julio César Chávez will put up a very good fight, but Randall will prevail.
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.