Trinidad vs Hoya

Who won Trinidad vs Hoya?

Felix Trinidad beat Oscar De La Hoya by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 18th, 1999, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Felix Trinidad.

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 unified welterweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBC belts on the line.

Trinidad vs Hoya stats

Back in September 1999, Felix Trinidad stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Oscar De La Hoya made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws.

Felix Trinidad was the younger man by 52 years, at -25 years old.

Trinidad had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hoya. Despite this, Hoya had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya fought out of an orthodox stance.

Trinidad was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 1990, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Hoya, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Hoya's 308.

Trinidad vs Hoya form

Hoya had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ike Quartey on February 13, 1999, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Hector Camacho on September 13, 1997, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pernell Whitaker on April 12, 1997, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Julio Cesar Chavez on June 7, 1996, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jorge Paez on July 29, 1994, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Trinidad vs Hoya start?

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

What were the odds on Trinidad vs Hoya?

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