On September 13, 1997, Oscar De La Hoya (25-0, 21 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Héctor Camacho (63-3-1, 31 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over David Kamau, 2 months and 30 days ago. Héctor Camacho is on a 6-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Sugar Ray Leonard, 6 months and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Héctor Camacho really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Hector Camacho via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 26-0, while Camacho adds a loss to his record at 63-4-1.