Antonio Cervantes vs Wilfred Benítez
On March 6, 1976, Antonio Cervantes (50-9-1, 27 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Puerto Rican challenger, Wilfred Benítez (25-0, 20 KOs).
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- Dec 23, 1945
- Born
- Sep 12, 1958
- 30 y, 3 m
- Age
- 17 y, 6 m
- 50-9-1
- Record
- 25-0
- 12
- Title Fights
- 0
- 27 (45.0%)
- KOs
- 20 (80.0%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 178 cm
- Height
- 178 cm
- 178 cm
- Reach
- 178 cm
- 0 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 19
- Win Streak
- 25
- 3 m, 20 d
- Layoff
- 2 m, 22 d
Cervantes vs Benítez Stats
Antonio Cervantes is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Hector Thompson, 3 months and 20 days ago. Wilfred Benítez is on a 25-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Chris Fernandez, 2 months and 22 days ago.
Cervantes vs Benítez Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77.5-22.5 in favor of Antonio Cervantes. It is going to be a competitive fight and Wilfred Benítez will put up a very good fight, but Cervantes will prevail.
Cervantes vs Benítez Result
Wilfred Benítez defeated Antonio Cervantes via split decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Benítez improves his record to 26-0, while Cervantes adds a loss to his record at 50-10-1.