On September 9, 1995, Oscar De La Hoya (18-0, 16 KOs), the lightweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Genaro Hernández (32-0-1, 16 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Rafael Ruelas, 4 months and 3 days ago. Genaro Hernández is on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Jorge Páez, 5 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Genaro Hernández really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Oscar De La Hoya is crowned the new lightweight world champion. De La Hoya improves his record to 19-0 (17 KOs), while Hernández adds a loss to his record at 32-1-1.