On June 7, 2008, Vernon Forrest (40-2, 29 KOs), the super-welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Sergio Mora (20-0-1, 5 KOs).
Vernon Forrest is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Michele Piccirillo, 6 months and 6 days ago. Sergio Mora is on a 1-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Rito Ruvalcaba, 4 months and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vernon Forrest at 99-1 winning odds. Sergio Mora really doesn't have much to present against Forrest.
Sergio Mora defeated Vernon Forrest via majority decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Mora improves his record to 21-0-1, while Forrest adds a loss to his record at 40-3.