On October 4, 1997, Lennox Lewis (31-1, 25 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Polish challenger, Andrew Golota (28-2, 25 KOs).
Lennox Lewis is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a undefined win over Henry Akinwande, 2 months and 22 days ago. Andrew Golota is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 83% KO rate, with his last fight being a undefined loss to Riddick Bowe, 9 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lennox Lewis at 99-1 winning odds. Andrew Golota really doesn't have much to present against Lewis.
Lennox Lewis made quick work of Andrew Golota, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Lewis improves his record to 32-1 (26 KOs), while Golota adds a loss to his record at 28-3.