Latin America Roundup -- May 5

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Bolivian province votes for autonomy
Two opposing visions of Latin America’s future collided in Bolivia on Sunday as residents of Santa Cruz province apparently voted in landslide fashion for more regional autonomy — and against President Evo Morales and his left-leaning agenda, Patrick J. McDonnell reports.

De La Hoya’s performance impressive but no knockout
The two questions that lingered longest after Oscar De La Hoya’s 12-round dominance of Steve Forbes on Saturday night were these, Lance Pugmire writes: If he can’t knock out Forbes, how is he going to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September? And when was the last time Oscar fought so energetically in the final rounds?

UFC targets show for Latino audience
‘El Octagono,’ an hourlong Saturday night series on Galavision, will include fighter interviews, highlights and mixed martial arts education for fight fans who traditionally have flocked to boxing, Lance Pugmire reports.

— Deborah Bonello