Hoya vs Camacho

Who won Hoya vs Camacho?

Oscar De La Hoya beat Hector Camacho by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 13th, 1997, at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 120-105, 118-108, 120-106 in favor of winner Oscar De La Hoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Hoya vs Camacho stats

Back in September 1997, Oscar De La Hoya stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Hector Camacho made his way to the ring with a record of 63 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Oscar De La Hoya was the older man by 51 years, at 24 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 3 inches over Camacho. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Oscar De La Hoya fought out of the orthodox stance, while Hector Camacho was a southpaw.

Hoya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 42 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1992, 12 years and 2 months later than Camacho, whose first professional fight was in 1980. He had fought 365 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Camacho's 673.

Hoya vs Camacho form

Hoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Pernell Whitaker on April 12, 1997, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008, by unanimous decision in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

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

Before that, he had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

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.

Activity check

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Hoya vs Camacho start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hoya vs Camacho?

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