Shinji Takehara vs William Joppy
On June 24, 1996, Shinji Takehara (24-0, 18 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, William Joppy (21-0-1, 17 KOs).
Takehara vs Joppy Stats
Shinji Takehara is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jorge Castro, 6 months and 5 days ago. William Joppy is on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Dave Boone, 4 months and 14 days ago.
Takehara vs Joppy Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77-23 in favor of William Joppy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Shinji Takehara will put up a very good fight, but Joppy will prevail.
Takehara vs Joppy Result
William Joppy stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA middleweight champion. Joppy improves his record to 22-0-1 (18 KOs), while Takehara adds a loss to his record at 24-1.