On March 1, 2002, Éric Lucas (34-4-3, 13 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Vinny Paz (49-9, 30 KOs).
Éric Lucas is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Dingaan Thobela, 3 months and 1 day ago. Vinny Paz is on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Levan Easley, 2 months and 22 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Éric Lucas at 99-1 winning odds. Vinny Paz really doesn't have much to present against Lucas.
Éric Lucas defeated Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Lucas improves his record to 35-4-3, while Paz adds a loss to his record at 49-10.