On June 23, 2001, Javier Castillejo (51-4, 34 KOs), the super-welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Oscar De La Hoya (33-2, 27 KOs).
Javier Castillejo is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Javier Martinez Rodriguez, 8 months and 2 days ago. Oscar De La Hoya is on a 1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Arturo Gatti, 2 months and 30 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.9-8.1 in favor of Oscar De La Hoya. It is going to be very difficult for Javier Castillejo to win this fight.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Javier Castillejo via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. De La Hoya improves his record to 34-2, while Castillejo adds a loss to his record at 51-5.