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Risings Stars: De La Hoya vs. Campanella

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Date	May 27, 1994
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBO Junior Lightweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya Giorgio Campanella Nickname The Golden Boy Hometown East Los Angeles, California, U.S. Crotone, Italy Pre-fight record 12–0 20–0 Age 21 years, 3 months 24 years, 3 months Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 130 lb (59 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBO Junior Lightweight champion WBO No. 1 Ranked Junior Lightweight
Result
De La Hoya wins via 3rd-round technical knockout

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Giorgio Campanella was a professional boxing match contested on May 27, 1994 for the WBO junior lightweight title. The fight was the featured bout on the Top Rank–produced boxing card Rising Stars.

Background

Just over two months after winning his first world title, reigning WBO junior lightweight champion Oscar De Le Hoya was set to make his first defense of the title against the WBO's number-one ranked junior lightweight contender, undefeated Giorgio Campanella. The fight was expected to be the only defense of his title and his final fight in the junior lightweight/super featherweight division, as his next fight was scheduled to be against Jorge Páez for Páez's WBO lightweight title two months later on July 29.

The De La Hoya–Campanella fight was the main event of a fight card produced by Top Rank dubbed Rising Stars which also featured IBF middleweight champion Roy Jones Jr. defending his title against Thomas Tate and IBF lightweight champion Rafael Ruelas defending his title against Mike Evgen. Jones was reportedly "furious" upon learning that the De La Hoya–Campanella would headline the event rather than his fight with Tate.

The Fight

De La Hoya dominated Bredahl from the start, earning a knockdown in each of the first two rounds, first sending Bredahl to the canvas midway through the first round after landing a big right hand and then again with a minute left in the second after staggering Bredahl with a left and then sending him to his knees after a combination, though he answered the referee's standing 8-count both times. From then on, Bredahl back peddled away from the aggressive De La Hoya, though De La Hoya continued to land jabs and combinations and won each round thereafter. After 10 rounds, Bredahl's right eye had been swollen shut, causing the ring side doctor to suggest to the referee to stop the fight, which it was, giving De La Hoya the victory by technical knockout and the first of eight world titles in six different divisions.

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:

Weight Class	Weight		vs.		Method	Round	Notes
Junior Lightweight	130 lbs.	Oscar De La Hoya (c)	def.	Giorgio Campanella	TKO	3/12	note 1
Middleweight	160 lbs.	Roy Jones Jr. (c)	def.	Thomas Tate	TKO	2/12	note 2
Super Welterweight	154 lbs.	Rafael Ruelas (c)	def.	Mike Evgen	TKO	3/12	note 3
Flyweight	112 lbs.	Danny Romero (c)	def.	Hugo Torres	KO	6/12	note 4
Super Featherweight	130 lbs.	Derrick Gainer	def.	Marcelo Rodriguez	UD	8/8

^Note 1 For WBO Junior Lightweight title
^Note 2 For IBF Middleweight title
^Note 3 For IBF Lightweight title
^Note 4 For NABF Flyweight title

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO