Luis Álvarez Renta Republic. Arriving in Venezuela with twenty dollars and a suitcase, Álvarez Saviñón was able to re-establish his fortune in Venezuela. It was said that in Caracas, "anywhere you looked something had been built by Virgilio Álvarez." His mother, Thelma Renta, was the sister of fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, and a major social figure in the Dominican Republic in her own right. Álvarez Renta studied in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, eventually earning a full scholarship to a Dominican University. He was also able to study in the United States, attending both the University of Michigan and Washington University
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad, billed as The Fight of the Millennium, was a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 18, 1999, to unify the WBC and IBF's world Welterweight championships. After twelve tensely fought rounds, Trinidad was declared winner by a majority decision. Planned by promoters Bob Arum and Don King, it pitted WBC world champion Oscar de la Hoya, a Los Angeles native, versus Puerto Rican IBF world champion Félix Trinidad. It was the last of the so-called "superfights" of the 20th century. The opening 4