Oscar De La Hoya vs Wilfredo Rivera
On December 6, 1997, Oscar De La Hoya (26-0, 21 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against Puerto Rican challenger, Wilfredo Rivera (27-2-1, 18 KOs).
De La Hoya vs Rivera Stats
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Hector Camacho, 2 months and 23 days ago. Wilfredo Rivera is on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Mark Hammon, 2 months and 24 days ago.
De La Hoya vs Rivera Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Wilfredo Rivera really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
De La Hoya vs Rivera Result
Oscar De La Hoya stopped Wilfredo Rivera via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 27-0 (22 KOs), while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 27-3-1.