September 16, 2003 - The long awaited fight turned on one punch in the 10th round. With seconds remaining Oscar threw a left hook that landed squarely on Vargas' jaw. Vargas wobbled, but before De La Hoya could finish him the round ended. With about a minute into the 11th, Oscar caught Vargas with a left hook, sending him sprawling onto the canvas. As Vargas stumbled from one corner to another, De La Hoya threw nearly twenty unanswered punches on the dazed Vargas. The referee jumped in to rescue Vargas at 1.48 of the eleventh round.