| Records before September 18, 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Fight of the Millennium | |
 Felix Trinidad |
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| Nickname | Tito |
| Record | 35-0 (30 KO) |
| Hometown | Cupey Alto, Puerto RIco |
| Recognition | IBF World Welterweight Champion |
| versus | |
 Oscar De La Hoya |
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| Nickname | Golden Boy |
| Record | 31-0 (26 KO) |
| Hometown | East Los Angeles, California |
| Recognition | WBC World Welterweight Champion |
| Title(s) on the line | |
| WBC & IBF World Welterweight Unification | |
The Fight Of The Millennium was a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 18, 1999, to unify the WBC and IBF's world Welterweight championships. See also East Los Angeles (region East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico,
Planned by promoters Bob Arum and Don King, it pitted WBC world champion Oscar de la Hoya, a Mexican-American, versus Puerto Rican IBF world champion Félix Trinidad. Robert "Bob" Arum (born December 8, 1931 in New York City) is professional Boxing promoter Donald "Don" King (born August 20 1931) is an American Boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality Oscar de la Hoya (ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə (born February 4 1973 &mdash nicknamed "The Golden Boy" &mdash is an Mexican American boxer See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Félix 'Tito' Trinidad Jr (born January 10 1973 is a Puerto Rican professional boxer considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history It was the last of the so-called superfights of the 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
De la Hoya dominated the early part of the fight, outboxing Trinidad with ease to the surprise of many. However, de la Hoya tired noticeably by the ninth round of the twelve round bout. De la Hoya, on the advice of his corner, thought he had an insurmountable lead on the scorecards and adopted a defensive strategy of evasion. Rather than engage Trinidad, de la Hoya successfully avoided him by continually moving around the ring. Trinidad gave chase, but was unable to land any telling blows. The strategy backfired nevertheless, as de la Hoya effectively ceded the last three rounds of the fight to his opponent by allowing Trinidad to be perceived as the aggressor.
Although most observers felt de la Hoya had won the fight despite his late-round tactics, Trinidad was declared the winner by a highly-controversial majority decision.
While the action did not live up to the prefight hype, the controversial finish fueled calls for a rematch, which has never materialized.
The bout set the pay-per-view record for a non-heavyweight fight with 1. 4 million buys.
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