On June 13, 1998, Oscar De La Hoya (27-0, 22 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against French challenger, Patrick Charpentier (27-4-1, 23 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Wilfredo Rivera, 6 months and 7 days ago. Patrick Charpentier is on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Rene Uranga, 2 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Patrick Charpentier really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya made easy work of Patrick Charpentier, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. De La Hoya improves his record to 28-0 (23 KOs), while Charpentier adds a loss to his record at 27-5-1.