On September 13, 2008, Joel Casamayor (36-3-1, 22 KOs), the lightweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Juan Manuel Márquez (48-4-1, 35 KOs).
Joel Casamayor is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Michael Katsidis, 5 months and 22 days ago. Juan Manuel Márquez is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Manny Pacquiao, 5 months and 29 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96-4 in favor of Juan Manuel Márquez. Joel Casamayor won't be able to do much against Márquez.
Juan Manuel Márquez stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new The Ring lightweight champion. Márquez improves his record to 49-4-1 (36 KOs), while Casamayor adds a loss to his record at 36-4-1.