Carl Thompson vs Johnny Nelson
On March 27, 1999, Carl Thompson (24-4, 17 KOs), the cruiserweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow British challenger, Johnny Nelson (31-12-1, 22 KOs).
Thompson vs Nelson Stats
Carl Thompson is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round RTD victory over Chris Eubank, 8 months and 9 days ago. Johnny Nelson is on a 6-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD win over Peter Oboh, 8 months and 9 days ago.
Thompson vs Nelson Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 97.8-2.2 in favor of Johnny Nelson. Carl Thompson won't be able to do much against Nelson.
Thompson vs Nelson Result
Johnny Nelson stopped the champion via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBO cruiserweight champion. Nelson improves his record to 32-12-1 (23 KOs), while Thompson adds a loss to his record at 24-5.