Dariusz Michalczewski vs Julio César González
On October 18, 2003, Dariusz Michalczewski (48-0, 38 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Julio César González (34-1, 22 KOs).
Michalczewski vs González Stats
Dariusz Michalczewski is coming in to the fight on a 48-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Derrick Harmon, 6 months and 19 days ago. Julio César González is on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Manu Ntoh, 4 months and 12 days ago.
Michalczewski vs González Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Dariusz Michalczewski at 50.2-49.8, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Michalczewski has a slightly better chance of winning, but González could also certainly pull it off.
Michalczewski vs González Result
Julio César González defeated Dariusz Michalczewski via split decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. González improves his record to 35-1, while Michalczewski adds a loss to his record at 48-1.