Julio Cesar Chavez made his Las Vegas debut at the MGM Grand on the untelevised undercard of Morales-Chavez. His opponent for the evening was the tough Irishman Oisin Fagan (5-1), who gave him what was for a long time considered his most difficult fight. Though Chavez scored a knockdown in the third round with a hard right, Fagan was coming at him the whole time with punches. At the end of four rounds, Julio won by an unanimous decision.

Oisin Fagan of Dublin, Ireland, and fighting out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, had only one previous loss. Fagan also had two wins over another Chavez opponent, Sheldon Mosley–a fourth-round TKO and a four-round decision. Later in the year after losing to Chavez, Fagan won the vacant Oklahoma state lightweight title with a decision over Lee Cargle. A rematch between Fagan and Chavez was a possibility but never materialized. His current record is 10-3 (6).

In the main event of the evening, Erik Morales won the WBC super featherweight title with an unanimous decision over Jesus Chavez. Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was on hand to congratulate him as the second Mexican to win major titles in three weight divisions. Also on the card, Miguel Cotto won a fourth-round TKO over Victoriano Sosa to retain his WBC International light welterweight title. Emanuel Augustus fought to an eight-round majority draw with Alvaro Aguilar.
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Referee: Tony Weeks
Judge: Patricia Jarman 39-36
Judge: Dalby Shirley 39-36
Judge: Bill Graham 39-37
Promoter: Top Rank