Las Vegas, NV (BoxingGurus.com) - Oscar De La Hoya (34-2, 27 KO) won a lopsided unanimous decision over Javier Castillejo (50-5, 32 KO) at the MGM Grand Casino to win the WBC Junior Middleweight Title and De La Hoya has now won world titles in 4 different weight classes.

At the opening bell, the usually slow starting De La Hoya charged and engaged Castillejo at the center of the ring, landing two solid shots in the opening seconds. It became apparent that De La Hoya's game plan was to establish and control the pace of the fight early.

Castillejo, true to the European style, kept his hands up and stuck to his jab. This well disciplined defense prevented De La Hoya from opening up with his lighting quick left hook. Without the ability to throw the left, De La Hoya focused his punches to the body undoubtedly in an effort to tire Castillejo and force his hands down.

It was apparent early that Castillejo was not going to win the fight with his jab. By the second round he abandoned the jab and lead with left hooks. The speedier De La Hoya had little trouble slipping these punches and often came back with devastating combinations, including a vicious right hand in the second round that momentarily stunned the larger Castillejo.

De La Hoya lands a solid left.   (AP)

The action remained steady over the next several rounds, with Castillejo active but ineffective. De La Hoya, who at times looked almost bored in the ring, simply blocked Castillejo's looping punches and counter attacked with devastating authority.

Castillejo managed to land his best punch of the fight in round 5. A big left hook caught De La Hoya flush and momentarily stunned the former champion. However, Castillejo could not exploit this moment of weakness as De La Hoya simply charged and battled Castillejo into the ropes.

De La Hoya stayed within his game plan for the next few rounds. He relied on his speed to outmatch his opponent. De La Hoya had little trouble landing punches through the slower Castillejo's defenses. By this point in the fight Castillejo was so far behind on the scorecards that he would have required a knock out to win.

As the 12th and final round approached, De La Hoya's corner advised the living legend to simply stay away from Castillejo and coast to an easy decision. Mayweather Sr. (De La Hoya's trainer) final words to Oscar as he left the corner were "Don't get hit!" Castillejo's corner on the other hand knew that his only chance at retaining his title was a knock out. Surprisingly, however, it was De La Hoya that came out man possessed in the 12th. Castillejo simply went through the motions. He was merely looking for a big shot instead of trying to force one. He did manage to catch De La Hoya with a big left hook at the conclusion of the round; however, it had little effect other than getting De La Hoya fired up. After landing a vicious three-punch combo, De La Hoya put a tired and beaten Castillejo to the canvas with only seven seconds remaining in the bout. Castillejo did manage to beat the count and finish the fight standing.

The judges at ringside all scored the fight 119-108 in favor of De La Hoya, with Castillejo taking the 10th round. BoxingGurus.com scored the fight 120-107 De La Hoya.

This one sided affair was highlighted by the final punch stat numbers. De La Hoya landed 403 of his 749 punches thrown at an astounding 54%. Castillejo conversely, landed a paltry 121 of 664 punches thrown for 18%.

After the fight De La Hoya said of his opponent, "He hit hard, but was slow. He didn't make me think too much." When pressed about his future plans De La Hoya suggested potential bouts against Trinidad, Mosley and/or Vargas. With respect to persuading Trinidad to face him instead of Roy Jones, De La Hoya said, "He'll (Trinidad) will make more money with me than with Jones."

On the undercard, Manny Pacquiao (33-2, 24 KO) shocked the boxing world by scoring a very decisive 6th round TKO over Lehlo Ledwaba (33-2-1, 22 KO) to capture the IBF Junior Featherweight title. Pacquiao had Ledwaba on the canvas once in the 2nd round and twice in the 6th before the referee stopped the fight.