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
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II longtime De La Hoya supporter, showed the most disdain for the decision. ("This is terrible, this is not what you want boxing to be." "Impossible." "Something is going on here.") Foreman even suggested that an investigation should be launched into the possibility of the decision being a "protest vote" aimed against Bob Arum. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II, billed as "Redemption", was a professional boxing match contested on September 13, 2003 for De La Hoya's WBA, WBC, "The Ring" and lineal super welterweight (light–middleweight) championships. De La Hoya and