On June 13, 1998, a 27-year-old Patrick Charpentier (27-4-1, 23 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBC title held by 25-year-old American boxer Oscar De La Hoya (27-0, 22 KOs).
Charpentier came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days. De La Hoya was on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
Oscar De La Hoya made easy work of Patrick Charpentier, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. De La Hoya improves his record to 28-0 (23 KOs), while Charpentier adds a loss to his record at 27-5-1.
On November 18, 1994, a 24-year-old Patrick Charpentier (16-3, 14 KOs) and Leon Cessiron met in the ring.
Charpentier came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Patrick Charpentier lost to Leon Cessiron via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-4.
On October 16, 1993, a 23-year-old Patrick Charpentier (11-2, 9 KOs) and Jose Luis Navarro met in the ring.
Charpentier came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days.
Patrick Charpentier lost to Jose Luis Navarro via TKO in the 4th round, and adds an loss to his record at 11-3.
On June 25, 1993, a 23-year-old Patrick Charpentier (11-1, 9 KOs) and Jean Paul D'Alessandro met in the ring.
Charpentier came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Patrick Charpentier lost to Jean Paul D'Alessandro via TKO in the 5th round, and adds an loss to his record at 11-2.
On November 22, 1991, a 21-year-old Patrick Charpentier (7-0, 5 KOs) and Gejza Stipak met in the ring.
Charpentier came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Patrick Charpentier lost to Gejza Stipak via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 7-1.