Julio César Chávez vs Meldrick Taylor
On March 17, 1990, Julio César Chávez (68-0, 56 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC champion, and the super-lightweight IBF champion Meldrick Taylor (24-0-1, 14 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
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- Jul 12, 1962
- Born
- Oct 19, 1966
- 27 y, 8 m
- Age
- 23 y, 5 m
- 68-0
- Record
- 24-0-1
- 16
- Title Fights
- 3
- 56 (82.4%)
- KOs
- 14 (56.0%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 171 cm
- Height
- 171 cm
- 173 cm
- Reach
- 168 cm
- 2 cm
- Ape Index
- -3 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 68
- Win Streak
- 12
- 3 m, 1 d
- Layoff
- 1 m, 18 d
Chávez vs Taylor Stats
Julio César Chávez is coming in to the fight on a 68-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes, 3 months and 1 day ago. Meldrick Taylor is on a 12-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Ramon Flores, 1 month and 18 days ago.
Chávez vs Taylor Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Julio César Chávez at 99-1 winning odds. Meldrick Taylor really doesn't have much to present against Chávez.
Chávez vs Taylor Result
Julio César Chávez stopped Meldrick Taylor via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight and unified the WBC and IBF super-lightweight titles. Chávez improves his record to 69-0 (57 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 24-1-1.