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 odds of winning are at 96.6-3.4 in favor of William Joppy. Shinji Takehara won't be able to do much against Joppy.
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.