Thulani Malinga vs Richie Woodhall
On March 27, 1998, Thulani Malinga (42-10, 17 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against English challenger, Richie Woodhall (22-1, 14 KOs).
Malinga vs Woodhall Stats
Thulani Malinga is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Robin Reid, 3 months and 8 days ago. Richie Woodhall is on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Bernice Barber, 6 months and 16 days ago.
Malinga vs Woodhall Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 92.5-7.5 in favor of Richie Woodhall. It is going to be very difficult for Thulani Malinga to win this fight.
Malinga vs Woodhall Result
Richie Woodhall defeated Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Woodhall improves his record to 23-1, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 42-11.