On May 25, 2000, Freddie Norwood (37-0-1, 22 KOs), the featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against Argentinian challenger, Pablo Chacón (36-0, 26 KOs).
Freddie Norwood is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Takashi Koshimoto, 3 months and 25 days ago. Pablo Chacón is on a 36-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Wilson Palacio, 5 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Freddie Norwood at 99-1 winning odds. Pablo Chacón really doesn't have much to present against Norwood.
Freddie Norwood defeated Pablo Chacón via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Norwood improves his record to 38-0-1, while Chacón adds a loss to his record at 36-1.