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05/09/2006 Archived Entry: "Oscar: Back Where He Belongs"
Oscar: Back Where He Belongs
Courtesy of World Cup of Boxing
After an absence of almost twenty months from the ring as a boxer, Oscar De La Hoya (#28, 360 pts at 160lbs) returned with a magnificent performance, stopping Ricardo Mayorga (#2, 2000 pts at 154lbs) in the sixth round of a WBC super welterweight titlefight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday.
De La Hoya clearly was the much better fighter, dominating Mayorga with his jab and power. Not only did he land the right combinations, flooring his foe in rounds one and six, but he also managed to block most of Mayorga's shots with excellent defensive work. The referee halted the bout in the sixth after De La Hoya had thrown a range of powerful right shots.
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