On December 6, 1997, Raúl Márquez (28-0, 20 KOs), the super-welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Yori Boy Campas (68-2, 58 KOs).
Raúl Márquez is coming in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Keith Mullings, 2 months and 23 days ago. Yori Boy Campas is on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Verdell Smith, 4 months and 25 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Yori Boy Campas at 99-1 winning odds. Raúl Márquez really doesn't have much to present against Campas.
Yori Boy Campas stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF super-welterweight champion. Campas improves his record to 69-2 (59 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 28-1.