De La Hoya and Chavez Event Draws Over 300
More than 300 gathered at Olvera Street, despite midday heat that reached above 90 degrees Thursday, to see Oscar De La Hoya and Julio Cesar Chavez promote their Sept. 18 welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
The fight will be the second between World Boxing Council champion De La Hoya and Chavez. Their first fight two years ago was stopped in the fourth round because of cuts to the left eyebrow and face of Chavez.
De La Hoya, from East Los Angeles, has a 28-0 record; Mexican-born Chavez has a 101-2-2 record.
The pay-per-view fight will be held in the 18,000-seat Thomas & Mack Center. According to promoter Bob Arum, about 4,000 seats remain.
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