Dominican Republic Renta was born in the Dominican Republic in 1932, and became a US citizen in 1971. He studied under the leading Spaniard designer Cristóbal Balenciaga and then worked with the house of Lanvin in Paris. By 1963, he had designs bearing his own label. After establishing himself in the US, de la Renta opened boutiques across the country. His work blends French and Spaniard fashion with American styles. Although he settled in New York, de la Renta also marketed his work in Latin America, where it became very popular, and remained active in his native Dominican Republic, where his charitable
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas two. De La Hoya expressed interest in the bout, provided that Vargas take a pre-fight drug test to prove he was clean. However, De La Hoya opted to challenge WBC super welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga instead (a fight in which De La Hoya prevailed). Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas, billed as "Bad Blood", was a professional boxing match contested on September 14, 2002, for De La Hoya's WBC and lineal super welterweight (light–middleweight) championships, Vargas' WBA super welterweight championship, and the vacant "The Ring" light–middleweight championship. The long-awaited De La Hoya–Vargas