On April 8, 1995, Oliver McCall (25-5, 18 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Larry Holmes (61-4, 40 KOs).
Oliver McCall is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Lennox Lewis, 6 months and 15 days ago. Larry Holmes is on a 7-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jesse Ferguson, 7 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Oliver McCall at 99-1 winning odds. Larry Holmes really doesn't have much to present against McCall.
Oliver McCall defeated Larry Holmes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. McCall improves his record to 26-5, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 61-5.