On June 7, 1996, Julio César Chávez (96-1-1, 79 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Oscar De La Hoya (21-0, 19 KOs).
Julio César Chávez is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Scott Walker, 3 months and 29 days ago. Oscar De La Hoya is on a 21-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Darryl Tyson, 3 months and 29 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.6-2.4 in favor of Oscar De La Hoya. Julio César Chávez won't be able to do much against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya stopped the champion via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC super-lightweight champion. De La Hoya improves his record to 22-0 (20 KOs), while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 96-2-1.