On February 17, 1999, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (19-0, 15 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against Argentinian challenger, Carlos Rios (44-2-1, 30 KOs).
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Angel Manfredy, 1 month and 29 days ago. Carlos Rios is on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Roque Cassiani, 3 months and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Carlos Rios really doesn't have much to present against Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Carlos Rios via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-featherweight title. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 20-0, while Rios adds a loss to his record at 44-3-1.