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Round 8Trinidad missed with a right hand as the crowd roared in anticipation of some action. De La Hoya got in two jabs at 30 seconds, then another jab. The jab was definitely his main weapon.Trinidad got in a hard right to the face and De La Hoya came back with a hard right to the head. A left jab and right hand rocked Trinidad at 1:10. De La Hoya landed a right and left to the body and was warned to keep his punches up. They didn't appear to be low blows. Trinidad threw a short left uppercut with not much on it. De La Hoya landed a right-left-right to the head coming off the ropes, then landed a right lead and a jab. Trinidad appeared frustrated. De La Hoya got in a jab and blocked one. De La Hoya got in a hook to the side of the head with 30 seconds left. Trinidad got in a left to the head with 15 seconds left, but De La Hoya moved away. De La Hoya got in a left-right to the head, then did it again. De La Hoya's Round.
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