Julio César Chavez vs. Oscar De La Hoya - wikipedia Julio César Chavez vs. Oscar De La Hoya `` Ultimate Glory '' Date June 7, 1996 Venue Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada Title ( s ) on the line WBC / Lineal Super Ligthweight Championship Tale of the tape Boxer Julio César Chávez Oscar De La Hoya Nickname `` J.C. '' `` The Golden Boy '' Hometown Culiacán, Mexico East Los Angeles, California Pre-fight record 96 -- 1 -- 1 21 -- 0 Height 5'7 '' 5'10 '' Weight 139 lbs 139 lbs Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBC / Lineal Super Lightweight Champion WBO Lightweight Champion Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya, billed as `` Ultimate Glory '', was a professional boxing match contested on June 7, 1996 for the WBC and lineal super lightweight championship. Background After both Julio César Chávez and Oscar De La Hoya defeated their opponents ( Scott Walker and Darryl Tyson respectively ) in tune - up bouts on February 9, 1996, the two fighters agreed to face one another in a `` dream match '' set for June of that year. The undefeated De La Hoya had already won world titles in two divisions and was looking to capture a third world title in a third weight class at only 23 -- years old. The 33 -- year old Chavez, meanwhile, was entering his 100th fight and still possessed one of the most impressive records in boxing history, having gone 97 -- 1 -- 1 and capturing four world titles in three divisions in his 16 -- year career. The bout was highly anticipated, with some even calling the biggest fight in Latino boxing history and both fighters taking home a then -- career high $9 million purse. Despite his vast experience advantage over De La Hoya ( who had only partaken in 21 pro fights up to that point ) and his status as champion, the aging Chavez was initially installed as a 3 -- 1 underdog before odds were dropped to 2 -- 1 by the time of the fight. Though both fighters were of Mexican heritage, most Mexican and Mexican -- American fans favored Chavez as De La Hoya had been born in the United States. In promotional stops for their fight, De La Hoya was largely booed by the largely Hispanic populations of Phoenix, San Diego and even his native Los Angeles. A controversial decision was made prior to the fight as De La Hoya 's promoter Bob Arum refused to let the fight be carried on Pay - per - view and instead opted for it to be shown almost exclusively on closed - circuit television, severely limiting the highly anticipated bouts audience. Arum claimed that he made the decision to combat the use of illegal `` black boxes '', which steal pay - per - view signals and allow its users to watch the program for free. Though Arum claimed that the fight would net somewhere between $60 to $90 million even without pay - per - view, the fight drew a somewhat disappointing crowd of 750,000, down from the 1.7 million fans Arum had expected, and fell well short of his expected earnings, with the fight grossing around $14 million. The Fight The fight would last less than four rounds. Only one minute into round one, De La Hoya would connect with a straight right hand that opened up a huge gash around Chavez ' eye. The fight was temporally halted not even a minute later as the cut had become severe enough for the referee Joe Cortez to stop the action and allow Chavez to find a towel. Though Chavez was able to continue, he was unable to get any momentum and was dominated by De La Hoya for the remainder of the fight. In round four, as Chavez was finally mounting some offense, De La Hoya took control of the latter stages of the round and brutalized Chavez with a series of hard combinations and broke Chavez ' nose with a left hook. As the cut around his eye had deteriorated even further, Cortez halted the fight once again and sent him to ringside physician Flip Homansky. Homansky then informed Cortez that Chavez could not continue due to the multiple lacerations to his face and De La Hoya was awarded with the TKO victory at 2 : 37 of the fourth round References Jump up ^ De La Hoya and Chavez Pave the Way to a Payday, N.Y. Times article, 1996 - 02 - 10, Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 23 Jump up ^ Chavez Has Title, De La Hoya Has It All, L.A. Times article, 1996 - 06 - 07, Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 23 Jump up ^ Chavez - De La Hoya Fight Is A Bout About Contrasts, Chicago Tribune article, 1996 - 06 - 07, Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 23 Jump up ^ Pugilistic Throwback : A Closed - Circuit Fight, N.Y. Times article, 1996 - 06 - 07, Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 23 Jump up ^ CHAVEZ - OSCAR : THE PPV BLOCKBUSTER THAT NEVER WAS, f4wonline.com article, 2009 - 09 - 04, Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 23 Jump up ^ De La Hoya Stops Bloodied Chavez in Four, N.Y. Times article, 1996 - 06 - 08, Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 23 Oscar De La Hoya Fights De La Hoya vs. Ruelas Chávez vs. De La Hoya Whitaker vs. De La Hoya De La Hoya vs. Camacho De La Hoya vs. Chavez II De La Hoya vs. Trinidad De La Hoya vs. Mosley De La Hoya vs. Vargas De La Hoya vs. Mosley II Sturm vs. De La Hoya Hopkins vs. De La Hoya Mayorga vs. De La Hoya De La Hoya vs. Mayweather De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao Important figures Bob Arum Floyd Mayweather, Sr. Emanuel Steward Gil Clancy Freddie Roach Angelo Dundee Golden Boy Promotions Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Julio_César_Chávez_vs. _Oscar_De_La_Hoya&oldid = 799187782 '' Categories : 1996 in boxing 1996 in sports in Nevada Boxing matches involving Oscar De La Hoya Boxing in Las Vegas June 1996 sports events Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 September 2017, at 05 : 05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: when did oscar de la hoya fight chavez
Answer: June 7, 1996