De La Hoya did not fight again in 2006, but returned in May 5, 2007 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is the welterweight champion. The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Early Las Vegas odds had Oscar as a 2-to-1 underdog to the younger Mayweather. De La Hoya lost his WBC super welterweight title as Mayweather Jr was declared the winner split decision, improving his record to 38-0 and taking home the title. The final scores were 115-113 De La Hoya, 116-112 Mayweather and 115-113 for Mayweather. But the match was considered highly controversial as many fans were frustrated that Mayweather won many rounds he was highly inactive in. Many fans booed the decision as it was read and even Mayweather Sr. said he felt his son had lost. However, Compubox told another story, with Mayweather being more efficient and landed a much larger percentage of his punches and actually landing more total punches than de la Hoya. De La Hoya's corner even went as far as to protest the outcome, but the Nevada State Commission held firm.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_de_la_Hoya
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