Oscar De La Hoya vs. Jorge Páez was a professional boxing match contested on July 29, 1994, for the vacant WBO lightweight title.

[2] Páez, a veteran of 63 fights and having won two world titles and subsequently challenged unsuccessfully twice for the lightweight world title, was looked upon as possibly the toughest challenger for the young De La Hoya at the time, though De La Hoya dismissed the flamboyant Páez as "basically a clown, and that’s about it."

Páez won the flip leaving De La Hoya reportedly "not happy" about having to enter the ring first.

Páez made no attempt to get back up and remained on the canvas for several minutes as referee Richard Steele counted to 10, giving De La Hoya the knockout victory at 39 seconds of the round.

[4] The main event saw IBF super middleweight champion James Toney make the third defence of his title against No.