Vernon Forrest vs Ricardo Mayorga
On January 25, 2003, Vernon Forrest (35-0, 26 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, and the welterweight WBA (Super) champion Ricardo Mayorga (23-3-1, 21 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Forrest vs Mayorga Stats
Vernon Forrest is coming in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Shane Mosley, 6 months and 5 days ago. Ricardo Mayorga is on a 10-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Andrew Lewis, 9 months and 26 days ago.
Forrest vs Mayorga Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 87.5-12.5 in favor of Ricardo Mayorga. Vernon Forrest may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Forrest vs Mayorga Result
Ricardo Mayorga made easy work of Vernon Forrest, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Mayorga improves his record to 24-3-1 (22 KOs), while Forrest adds a loss to his record at 35-1.