Oscar De La Hoya vs. Miguel Ángel González, billed as For Pride and Country, was a professional boxing match contested on January 18, 1997 for the WBC super lightweight title.

[1] In June 1996, Oscar De La Hoya had secured arguably his biggest victory at that point in his career, defeating Julio César Chávez easily by fourth-round technical knockout, capturing the WBC super lightweight title and making him a three-division world champion.

[2] Three weeks after the Chávez, it was announced that De La Hoya would make the first and, subsequently only, defense of his newly won title against undefeated former WBC lightweight Miguel Ángel González.

[3] Originally scheduled to take place on October 12, 1996, the fight was postponed when De La Hoya was diagnosed with tendinitis in his left rotator cuff.

González had two points deducted during the fight; one in the seventh round for an illegal rabbit punch and one in the 12th for hitting De La Hoya during a break.