On February 13, 1999, Oscar De La Hoya (29-0, 24 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Ike Quartey (34-0-1, 29 KOs).
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round RTD victory over Julio César Chávez, 4 months and 26 days ago. Ike Quartey is coming off a draw with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to José Luis López, 1 year, 3 months, and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Ike Quartey really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Ike Quartey via split decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 30-0, while Quartey adds a loss to his record at 34-1-1.