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Fight of the millennium

The Fight Of The Millennium was a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada,in 1999, to unify the WBC and IBF's world Welterweight championships.

Planned by promoters Bob Arum and Don King, it pitted WBC world champion Oscar De La Hoya, a Mexican-American, versus IBF world champion Felix Trinidad, a Puerto Rican. It was the last of the so-called super fights of the 20th century.

Trinidad won by a split decision in a fight without any knockdowns.

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