On this day in history, Wilfredo Gomez defends WBC crown

March 27th, 1982

On this day in history, Puerto Rican idol Wilfredo Gomez defended his WBC super-bantamweight belt by beating tough contender, Mexican Juan Meza.

Gomez is considered as one of the best super bantamweights in all boxing history.

Meza was able to fulfill his dream of conquering the WBC world crown a couple of years after.