OSCAR DE LA HOYA?S COUSIN DIEGO RETAINS WBC YOUTH TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 19 Sep 2016
The cousin of the great ?Golden Boy? Oscar De La Hoya, Diego, has retained his WBC Youth title with a convincing unanimous decision victory over Luis Orlando Del Valle at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Diego maintained his unbeaten record at 16-0 with 9 knockouts while Del Valle dropped to 22-3 with 16 knockouts.
The 22 year old De La Hoya is ranked No. 10 in the latest WBC ratings.
The WBC reported that De La Hoya and Del Valle engaged in several fierce exchanges in the second and fourth rounds, but neither went down.?
The report said De La Hoya ?landed big combos in the fifth round. Then he sent Del Valle spinning across the ring in the sixth with a well placed right hand.?
De La Hoya stays undefeated winning by a shutout on the card of judge Steve Weisfeld 100-90 and 99-91 on the scorecards of Glen Rick Crocker and Jesse Reyes.
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