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Ruelas wins, Ruelas loses
IAS VEGAS. May 7 Oscar De La Hoya cemented his claim as box-. ng's fastest rising star in smash-
ing lashion Saturday night.
De La Hoya knocked Rafael Ruelas down twice In the second round, then stopped him with a barrage of punches in a shockingly sudden end to a battle of two lightweight champions, reports AP.
A devastating left hook that put Ruelas on the canvas started the onslaught, which ended with referee Richard Steele wrapping his arms around Ruelas Co protect lilm from further punches at 1:43 of ihe sri-ond round.
The pro-Ruelas crowd of some IJ.oqp at Caesars Palace watched stunned ds De La Hoya leaped in the air in glee after winning his biggest tight since capturing an Olympic gold medal in 1992.
"I had him." De La Hoya said, "it was a matter of time. Ruelas is a very strong will-powered lighter. If I didn't OK him early, he was going to beat me."
Ruelas, who lost his IBF lightweight title, was trying to press the fight against De La Hoya early in the second round when the WBO champion crashed a left hook to the side of his face that put him on the canvas.
Ruelas, a 2-1 underdog, was up on one knee at the count of five and got .to his feel to con-
tinue. but it wasn't long before he was down again, this time from a left hand followed by a right.
He goi up once more but De La Hoya was all qver.hlm when Steele moved In to stop the fight.?
I knew that he was strong and fast." Ruelas said. "I didn't think that it should have been slopped, but what can you do? I fell I could have continued."
De La Hoya, who upped his record lo 18-0 with 16 knock ouls. boxed Ruelas from the opening bell in what had been expected lo be a classic battle of boxer versus puncher.
Ruelas tried to pressure his lankier opponent, but came out on the losing end of most exchanges . while getting warnings for using, his head and hitting while holding.
Just two fights earlier. Ruelas brothA. Gabriel, gave
Jimmy Garcia of Colombia a beating that left Garcia hospitalised in critical condition with a blood clot on the brain.
Garcia collapsed in his corner after the fight was stopped In the 11 th round of the WBC super featherweight title fight and was taken unconscious on a stretcher from the ring. He was scheduled to undergo surgery at University ' Medical Center.
He's critical," said ringside physician Flip Homan sky. who declined to comment on Garcia's chances for survival.
The fight between De La Hoya and Ruelas had been billed as matching the two best lightweights In the world, both Hispanics from the Los Angeles area.
But Ruelas was clearly the favourite of the mostly Hispanic crowd, with De La Hoya getting mixed boos and cheers as he entered the ring.
De La Hoya, who earned at least 01.75 million dollar for the fight, had said he \vas going to box the brawling Ruelas and he was good to his word in moving l>ackward and sideways through the first found and. the early part of the second. '
That stopped, however, when he shot out the left hook that was the beginning of the end for the challenger.
The 22-year-old De La Ho^a. 134. moved to 18-0. while Ruelas. 135. fell to 43-2. Ruelas' earned some 1 million dollar for the bout, fils richest purse ever.