On June 14, 1997, Oscar De La Hoya (24-0, 20 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against Kenyan challenger, David Kamau (28-1, 21 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Pernell Whitaker, 2 months and 2 days ago. David Kamau is on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 2 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. David Kamau really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya made very easy work of David Kamau, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. De La Hoya improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs), while Kamau adds a loss to his record at 28-2.