Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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| Date | May 5, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title(s) on the line | WBC Light Middleweight Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boxer |
 Oscar De La Hoya |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
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| Nickname | Golden Boy | Pretty Boy | |
| Hometown | East Los Angeles, CA, United States | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | |
| Pre-fight record | 38-4 (30 KO) | 37-0 (24 KO) | |
| Recognition | WBC Light Middleweight Champion | The Ring‘s #1 pound for pound fighter in the world |
De La Hoya vs. Mayweather: The World Awaits was a super welterweight superfight which took place on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KO) and undefeated four-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (37-0, 24 KO). At the time, the bout was the most lucrative boxing match ever, with over $130 million in generated revenue.
Mayweather Jr. won by split decision over De La Hoya in 12 rounds, capturing the World Boxing Council (WBC) light middleweight title.
The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada under the promotion of Golden Boy Promotions. It was contested at 154 pounds, with De La Hoya defending his WBC light middleweight championship.
Tickets sold out three hours after they went on sale on Saturday, January 27, 2007. With the sellout, the bout generated over $19 million in live gate, beating the previous record of $16,860,300 set by the June 28, 1997, heavyweight championship rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The fight was televised on HBO pay-per-view, with the cost to watch the fight at $55 in the U.S.
Mayweather won by a split decision in 12 close-fought rounds, capturing the World Boxing Council (WBC) title. Judges Jerry Roth (115-113) and Chuck Giampa (116-112) scored the fight for Mayweather while judge Tom Kaczmarek had De La Hoya winning, 115-113.
As part of the buildup for the fight, HBO produced an unprecedented four-part prelude. The series, titled De La Hoya-Mayweather 24/7, aired installments on the final three Sundays of April, with the fourth installment airing on Thursday, May 3, two days before the fight. The series focused on each fighter's training and preparation for the bout.
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