On January 24, 2004, Arturo Gatti (36-6, 28 KOs) and Gianluca Branco (32-0-1, 15 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC super-lightweight world titles. The vacant WBC super-lightweight title is also on the line.
Arturo Gatti is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Micky Ward, 7 months and 17 days ago. Gianluca Branco is on a 14-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Michel Raynaud, 1 year, 2 months, and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Arturo Gatti at 99-1 winning odds. Gianluca Branco really doesn't have much to present against Gatti.
Arturo Gatti defeated Gianluca Branco via unanimous decision . Gatti improves his record to 37-6, while Branco adds a loss to his record at 32-1-1.