On September 11, 1999, Freddie Norwood (35-0-1, 21 KOs), the featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Juan Manuel Márquez (29-1, 22 KOs).
Freddie Norwood is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Antonio Cermeño, 3 months and 13 days ago. Juan Manuel Márquez is on a 29-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Wilfredo Vargas, 4 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Freddie Norwood at 99-1 winning odds. Juan Manuel Márquez really doesn't have much to present against Norwood.
Freddie Norwood defeated Juan Manuel Márquez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Norwood improves his record to 36-0-1, while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 29-2.