Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas

Bad Blood

Date	September 14, 2002
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBA (Unified), WBC, and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya Fernando Vargas Nickname The Golden Boy Ferocious Hometown East Los Angeles, California, U.S. Oxnard, California, U.S. Pre-fight record 34–2 (27 KO) 22–1 (20 KO) Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight 154 lb (70 kg) 154 lb (70 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBC light middleweight champion WBA light middleweight champion
Result
De La Hoya wins via 11th-round TKO

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas, billed as Bad Blood, was a professional boxing match contested on September 14, 2002 for De La Hoya's WBC, Vargas' WBA, and the vacant The Ring light middleweight championship.