Luis Álvarez Renta appointment as part of his retirement, in order to effect positive change for the country by helping it negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union. However, after Governor José Lois Malkún of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic’s announcement that Álvarez Renta was involved in the Baninter debacle, Álvarez Renta resigned the post in order to avoid a dispute between President Mejia and his advisors. In response to the announcement, Álvarez Renta took out full-page advertisements in the press, in which he declared he was innocent of all the charges made by the Central Bank. He also
Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya, billed as "Ultimate Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on June 7, 1996 for the WBC and lineal super lightweight championship. After both Julio César Chávez and Oscar De La Hoya defeated their opponents (Scott Walker and Darryl Tyson respectively) in tune-up bouts on February 9, 1996, the two fighters agreed to face one another in a "dream match" set for June of that year. The undefeated De La Hoya had already won world titles in two divisions and was looking to capture