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On This Date In Boxing

Originally posted on Dice City Sports | By Robert LaMar | Last updated Jun 18, 2025 5:16 AM ET

On this date in boxing, Oscar De LA Hoya and Shane Mosley were a part of the very first boxing event in the less than one year old Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on June 17th 2000. It was a match up between two LA based boxers. The fight lived up to the hype as both fighters put on a show but at the end it was Shane Mosley who came up on top.

Shane Mosley shook up the welterweight division with a final-round flurry that clinched a split decision over Oscar De La Hoya in a brilliant fight at the sold out Staples Center.

Mosley won the WBC belt with a strong showing in the middle rounds and carried that momentum to the end. In the 12th, he rocked De La Hoya several times with hard rights from close range.

#OnThisDay in 2000, Shane Mosely beat Oscar De La Hoya in a thrilling first meeting pic.twitter.com/tiJHEktS86

— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 17, 2025

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As the decision was announced, Mosley (35-0) was lifted on his handlers’ shoulders as De La Hoya (32-2) stood stone-faced with his hands on his hips.

“We went toe to toe for 12 rounds,” Mosley said. “We went soul-searching in the 12th. I was just the better man tonight. De La Hoya is a great champion. It was a close fight, a great fight. We showed we’re both two great warriors from the L.A. area.”

De La Hoya said: “I knew he was fast, and I felt I matched his speed. He kept coming. There’s got to be a rematch. Every great fight like this deserves a rematch.”

This article first appeared on Dice City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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