Oscar De La Hoya vs Fernando Vargas
On September 14, 2002, Oscar De La Hoya (34-2, 27 KOs), the super-welterweight WBC champion, and the super-welterweight WBA (Super) champion Fernando Vargas (22-1, 20 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight. The vacant The Ring super-welterweight title is also on the line.
De La Hoya vs Vargas Stats
Oscar De La Hoya is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Javier Castillejo, 1 year, 2 months, and 22 days ago. Fernando Vargas is on a 2-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Jose Flores, 11 months and 23 days ago.
De La Hoya vs Vargas Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Oscar De La Hoya at 99-1 winning odds. Fernando Vargas really doesn't have much to present against De La Hoya.
De La Hoya vs Vargas Result
Oscar De La Hoya stopped Fernando Vargas via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight and unified the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring super-welterweight titles. De La Hoya improves his record to 35-2 (28 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 22-2.