On January 18, 1997, Oscar De La Hoya (22-0, 20 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Miguel Ángel González (41-0, 31 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Julio César Chávez, 7 months and 11 days ago. Miguel Ángel González is on a 41-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Samuel Kamau, 6 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Miguel Ángel González really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Miguel Ángel González via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 23-0, while González adds a loss to his record at 41-1.