On October 8, 1999, Donovan Ruddock (35-5-1, 27 KOs) and José Ribalta (38-16-1, 27 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Donovan Ruddock is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Mike Sedillo, 2 months and 18 days ago. José Ribalta is on a 4-fight losing streak with a 49% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round RTD loss to Chris Byrd, 4 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Donovan Ruddock at 99-1 winning odds. José Ribalta really doesn't have much to present against Ruddock.
Donovan Ruddock stopped Jose Ribalta via KO in the 1st round. Ruddock improves his record to 36-5-1 (28 KOs), while Ribalta adds a loss to his record at 38-17-1.