Hoya vs Chavez

Who won Hoya vs Chavez?

Oscar De La Hoya beat Julio Cesar Chavez by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday, June 7th, 1996, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Hoya vs Chavez stats

Back in June 1996, Oscar De La Hoya stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Julio Cesar Chavez made his way to the ring with a record of 96 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Oscar De La Hoya was the older man by 52 years, at 23 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chavez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar De La Hoya and Julio Cesar Chavez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hoya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 77 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1992, 12 years and 9 months later than Chavez, whose first professional fight was in 1980. He had fought 326 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Chavez's 634.

Hoya vs Chavez form

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

In his last fight before 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 won against 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 8 years, 3 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hoya vs Chavez start?

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

What were the odds on Hoya vs Chavez?

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