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him to struggle against a game Carr at times during the fight. Carr hurt himself on the scorecards during the seventh round when he committed two separate fouls that cost him one point each time. The first foul was a headbutt that opened a gash under De La Hoya's left eye, while the second foul was for a low blow. In the 11th round, De La Hoya gained his second knockdown over Carr after countering a Carr jab with another left hook that landed flush against the side of Carr's head. Carr was able to get back up but was on wobbly legs. Referee
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De La Hoya got off to a quick start, sending Carr down to his knees midway through the first round after landing a short left hook to Carr's head. However, De La Hoya suffered a sprained left index finger in the second after landing a jab, and the injury hindered his performance from then on, causing
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to become the WBC's number-one ranked welterweight contender and set up a De La Hoya–Carr welterweight title bout. Going into the fight, the heavily favored De La Hoya somewhat overlooked Carr, as he had already signed a contract to meet
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twice motioned for Carr to come forward to him, but the dazed Carr failed to respond and Steele stopped the fight at 55 seconds into the round, giving De La Hoya the victory by technical knockout.
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193:147 lb (67 kg)
190:147 lb (67 kg)
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757:De La Hoya vs. Trinidad
732:Whitaker vs. De La Hoya
235:wins via 11th-round TKO
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787:De La Hoya vs. Hopkins
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279:welterweight champion
266:welterweight champion
182: in (177 cm)
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772:De La Hoya vs. Vargas
762:De La Hoya vs. Mosley
727:Chávez vs. De La Hoya
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215:welterweight champion
782:De La Hoya vs. Sturm
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254:welterweight title.
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209:Recognition
132:$ 5,000,000
854:Categories
593:References
453:200+ lbs.
424:200+ lbs.
324:Fight card
258:Background
233:De La Hoya
168:5 ft
100:Motor City
538: For
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480:135 lbs.
393:130 lbs.
361:147 lbs.
311:The fight
135:$ 350,000
563:Country
376:Oba Carr
247:Oba Carr
204:Orthodox
201:Orthodox
122:Michigan
105:Hometown
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88:Oba Carr
832:Related
811:Founded
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