On January 26, 2002, Shane Mosley (38-0, 35 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Vernon Forrest (33-0, 26 KOs). The vacant The Ring welterweight title is also on the line.
Shane Mosley is coming in to the fight on a 38-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Adrian Stone, 6 months and 5 days ago. Vernon Forrest is on a 33-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Edgar Ruiz, 5 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 62-38 in favor of Vernon Forrest. Shane Mosley also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Vernon Forrest defeated Shane Mosley via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Forrest improves his record to 34-0, while Mosley adds a loss to his record at 38-1.