On October 7, 2000, Johnny Tapia (48-1-2, 25 KOs) and Paulie Ayala (30-1, 12 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 12-round bout.
Johnny Tapia is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Pedro Javier Torres, 5 months and 1 day ago. Paulie Ayala is on a 5-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Johnny Bredahl, 7 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.6-8.4 in favor of Paulie Ayala. It is going to be very difficult for Johnny Tapia to win this fight.
In the rematch, Paulie Ayala defeated Johnny Tapia via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Ayala improves his record to 31-1, while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 48-2-2.