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Oscar De La Hoya 154 lbs beat Fernando Vargas 154 lbs by TKO at 1:48 in round 11 of 12 Date: 2002-09-14 Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA World Boxing Council Super Welterweight Title (1st defense by De La Hoya) World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Title (1st defense by Vargas) IBA Light Middleweight Title (1st defense by Vargas) De La Hoya's nose was bleeding by the end of the fifth round, while Vargas was bleeding from a cut under his right eye by the seventh. De La Hoya stunned Vargas with a left hook, following a combination to the body, at the very end of the 10th round. Vargas was knocked down early in the 11th round by a left hook, before Referee Cortez stopped the bout when Vargas offered little resistance to a flurry of punches by De La Hoya. De La Hoya also won the vacant Ring Magazine Jr. Middleweight Championship of the World. It had the second-largest grossing live gate in history for a non-heavyweight fight. Purses: De La Hoya's purse was $15 million, Fernand
