On March 1, 1997 in what would prove to be the final fight of Leonard's career. After his defeat of Leonard, Camacho publicly challenged De La Hoya should he defeat Whitaker. De La Hoya accepted Camacho's challenge, jokingly stating that he would use a fight with Camacho as a "tune-up." The Fight De La Hoya dominated the fight and picked up an overwhelmingly lopsided unanimous decision victory. Two of the judges had De La Hoya winning all 12 rounds with scores of 120–106 and 120–105, and while the third judge did give Camacho two rounds, he still scored the bout 118–108 in favor of De La Hoya. From the opening bell, De La Hoya served as the aggressor and constantly attacked Camacho. Camacho tried to keep up with his younger and faster opponent, but simply could not land any sustained offense and was forced both to constantly retreat and clinch De La Hoya several times throughout the fight. After punishing Camacho for over eight rounds, De La Hoya would finally score a knockdown in the ninth after a left uppercut followed by two right hands sent Camacho to the mat with around 35 seconds left. Camacho was able to continue and survived the remainder of the round after clinching the aggressive De La Hoya when he closed in. Though De La Hoya would continue to dominate the remainder of the fight, he was unable to score the knockout victory. In the fight's 12th and final round, referee Richard Steele finally punished Camacho for his constant clinching by deducting a point from Camacho's score, making the fight even more lopsided in De La Hoya's favor. Aftermath De La Hoya would continue his success in 1997 by winning his fifth fight in the year after defeating Wilfredo Rivera on December 6. Prior to the fight De La Hoya would end his brief working relationship with trainer Emanuel Steward, who he felt had not spent enough time with him in getting ready for his fight with Rivera. To replace Steward, De La Hoya lured legendary trainer Gil Clancy out of retirement to become his new trainer. For Camacho, the fight with De La Hoya would prove to be the final major title fight of his career, though he would continue to fight on-and-off until 2010. Camacho was murdered late in 2012. References 1997 in boxing 1997 in sports in Nevada Camacho Boxing in