In his first title defense, he defeated former champion Cornelius Boza Edwards by fifth round knock out.
On August 29, 1981, he would win the WBC Super featherweight title by knocking out popular fellow southpaw Cornelius Boza Edwards in the 5th round of a title match held in Italy.
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