Paez vs Hoya

Who won Paez vs Hoya?

Oscar De La Hoya beat Jorge Paez by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, July 29th, 1994, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBO lightweight championship of the world.

Paez vs Hoya stats

Back in July 1994, Jorge Paez stepped into the ring with a record of 53 wins, 6 losses, and 4 draws.

Oscar De La Hoya made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Jorge Paez was the younger man by 52 years, at -31 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 5 inches over Paez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Jorge Paez and Oscar De La Hoya fought out of an orthodox stance.

Paez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 50 more fights, and made his debut in 1984, 8 years earlier than Hoya, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He had fought 325 more professional rounds, totaling 633 compared to Hoya's 308.

Paez vs Hoya form

Hoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008, by in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Bernard Hopkins on September 18, 2004, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Paez vs Hoya start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Paez vs Hoya?

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