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Round 5Trinidad got in a left hook to the head that was partially blocked and landed a right lead. De La Hoya landed a counter right at 30 seconds and got in another right to the head. Trinidad's big left hook was blocked.De La Hoya got in a short left to the face. The round was following the pattern of the previous rounds. The action was very slow in the first half of the round. De La Hoya got in a left jab. Trinidad got in a right to the face as De La Hoya backed away. De La Hoya missed a right and left hook, but then shook Trinidad at 2:10 with a combination. De La Hoya came back with a jab. He was not letting Trinidad get set and landed two more jabs before Trinidad landed a left. De La Hoya got in a right and left to the head with 5 seconds left. De La Hoya's Round.
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