Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Ike Quartey: The Welterweight Classic That Still Divides Boxing

Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Ike Quartey: The Welterweight Classic That Still Divides Boxing

By early 1999, Oscar De La Hoya had already established himself as one of boxing’s ... continue Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ike Quartey: The Welterweight Classic That Still Divides Boxing @ Boxing News 24

Oscar De La Hoya Defends WBC Welterweight Title By Split Decision

By NoSmokeBoxing The 1999 welterweight championship clash where Oscar De La Hoya defends his title against Ike Quartey remains one of the most polarizing results in modern boxing history, continuing to spark debate among analysts and fans over twenty-five years later. On February 13, 1999, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada, Oscar De La Hoya successfully defended his WBC welterweight title via a narrow split decision, surviving a mi…