Oscar De La Hoya vs Julio Cesar Chavez 2 // “Ultimate Revenge“ (Highlights)

Oscar De La Hoya 147 lbs beat Julio Cesar Chavez 144 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 8 of 12 Date: 1998-09-18 Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA WBC World Welterweight Title (5th defense by De La Hoya) De La Hoya would ultimately defeat Chavez once again after Chavez’s corner opted to end the fight between the eighth and ninth rounds, officially giving De La Hoya the victory by referee technical knockout at 3:00 of the eighth round. Unlike the first fight in which Chavez was injured early in the first round and was unable to keep up with the younger and faster De La Hoya, Chavez was much more competitive this time around. The two fighters fought several close rounds though at the time of the stoppage De La Hoya had the clear advantage as one judge had him ahead by the score of 79–73 (seven rounds to one) while the other two judges scored the fight 78–75 (five rounds to two, one even). De La Hoya opened up a small cut above Chavez’s left eye, the same one that had been injured in their previou