On July 29, 1994, Oscar De La Hoya (13-0, 12 KOs) and Jorge Páez (53-6-4, 36 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBO lightweight world titles. The vacant WBO lightweight title is also on the line.
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Giorgio Campanella, 2 months and 2 days ago. Jorge Páez is on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Juan Gomez, 1 month and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Jorge Páez really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya made very easy work of Jorge Páez, stopping Páez via KO in the 2nd. De La Hoya improves his record to 14-0 (13 KOs), while Páez adds a loss to his record at 53-7-4.