On June 5, 1998, Vitali Klitschko (19-0, 19 KOs) and José Ribalta (38-14-1, 27 KOs) meet in the ring in a 8-round bout.
Vitali Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Dicky Ryan, 1 month and 3 days ago. José Ribalta is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO loss to Larry Donald, 10 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vitali Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. José Ribalta really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
Vitali Klitschko stopped José Ribalta via TKO in the 2nd round. Klitschko improves his record to 20-0 (20 KOs), while Ribalta adds a loss to his record at 38-15-1.