<P> The fight lasted less than four rounds . Only one minute into round one , De La Hoya connected 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 </P>
<P> The fight lasted less than four rounds . Only one minute into round one , De La Hoya connected 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 </P>
oscar de la hoya vs chavez who won
oscar de la hoya vs chavez who won
De La Hoya
De La Hoya