On March 19, 1994, Orzubek Nazarov (18-0, 14 KOs), the lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Dingaan Thobela (9-2, 3 KOs).
Orzubek Nazarov is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Thobela, 4 months and 19 days ago. Dingaan Thobela is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Nazarov, 4 months and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.5-6.5 in favor of Orzubek Nazarov. It is going to be very difficult for Dingaan Thobela to win this fight.
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Nazarov improves his record to 19-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 9-3.