On May 10, 1996, Lennox Lewis (28-1, 24 KOs) and Ray Mercer (23-3-1, 16 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Lennox Lewis is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Tommy Morrison, 7 months and 3 days ago. Ray Mercer is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Evander Holyfield, 11 months and 20 days ago.
The winning odds are at 75.3-24.7 in favor of Lennox Lewis. It is going to be a competitive fight and Ray Mercer will put up a very good fight, but Lewis will prevail.
Lennox Lewis defeated Ray Mercer via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Lewis improves his record to 29-1, while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 23-4-1.