On January 17, 1998, Arturo Gatti (29-1, 24 KOs) and Angel Manfredy (22-2-1, 18 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Arturo Gatti is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Gabriel Ruelas, 3 months and 13 days ago. Angel Manfredy is on a 20-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Jorge Páez, 5 months and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 77.3-22.7 in favor of Angel Manfredy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Arturo Gatti will put up a very good fight, but Manfredy will prevail.
Angel Manfredy stopped Arturo Gatti via TKO in the 8th round. Manfredy improves his record to 23-2-1 (19 KOs), while Gatti adds a loss to his record at 29-2.