On August 7, 1997, Derrick Gainer (20-4, 13 KOs) and Manuel Medina (53-9, 25 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round super-featherweight bout.
Derrick Gainer is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Alric Johnson, 4 months and 17 days ago. Manuel Medina is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision loss to Luisito Espinosa, 2 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Derrick Gainer at 99-1 winning odds. Manuel Medina really doesn't have much to present against Gainer.
Derrick Gainer stopped Manuel Medina via KO in the 9th round. Gainer improves his record to 21-4 (14 KOs), while Medina adds a loss to his record at 53-10.