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Round 11Trinidad opened with a jab and then missed two punches. De La Hoya was swollen around the left eye and Trinidad's left eye did not seem to be bothering him as much as might have been expected.De La Hoya was backpedaling and the crowd booed. Trinidad got in two left hands to the head, then missed two big punches. De La Hoya got in a light left lead. De La Hoya got in a jab at mid-round as Trinidad missed with one. They clinched for the first time in the fight and were separated by referee Mitch Halpern. De La Hoya got in two jabs, but Trinidad got in a hook to the body, followed by two hard jabs by De La Hoya. Trinidad landed a hook high on the head, but missed a right hand. Trinidad got in a right to the head and De La Hoya looked tired, but he came back with a flurry to the body and the head. He got in a good left hook to Trinidad's head as the crowd was screaming. De La Hoya got in another flurry at the end of the round. Trinidad's Round.
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