Shane Mosley 154 lbs beat Oscar De La Hoya 154 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12
Date: 2003-09-13
Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
World Boxing Council Super Welterweight Title (3rd defense of De La Hoya)
World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Title (2nd defense of De La Hoya)
IBA Light Middleweight Title (1st defense of De La Hoya).
Shane Mosley wins the Ring Magazine Jr Middleweight Championship of the World.
De La Hoya is cut from a headbutt in the 3rd round.
Going in to the 12th round, Shane's father and trainer told him that he needed a knockout to win. De La Hoya stated at the post-fight press conference that he would file a protest of the fight, using punch stat numbers (among other reasons) as to why he should have won on the judge's scorecards.
According to a Top Rank poll of ringside reporters, 16 scored the fight for Mosley, eight for De La Hoya and four had it a draw.
As part of the investigations into the BALCO scandal, Mosley later testified before a grand jury that he had taken the doping agent EPO prior to this fight
