Height5 ft <span class="frac" role="math">10<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>&nbsp;in (179&nbsp;cm)<sup id="cite_ref-odlhvargas_1-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-odlhvargas-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reach</th><td class="infobox-data">73&nbsp;in (185&nbsp;cm)<sup id="cite_ref-odlhvargas_1-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-odlhvargas-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>American</li> <li>Mexican</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stance</th><td class="infobox-data"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_stance" title="Orthodox stance">Orthodox</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Boxing record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total fights</th><td class="infobox-data">45</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Wins</th><td class="infobox-data">39</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Wins by KO</th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Losses</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%"> <div style="line-height:1.6em;font-weight:bold;background-color:#ccf;font-size:105%;background-color:transparent"><div style="margin:0 4em">Medal record</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"> <table style="width:100%;background-color:#f9f9f9;color:#000000;font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee">Men's <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_boxing" title="Amateur boxing">amateur boxing</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650">&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Gold medal – first place" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span class="nowrap"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Barcelona</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Lightweight" title="Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Lightweight">Lightweight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Games" title="Goodwill Games">Goodwill Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Gold medal – first place" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span class="nowrap"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Goodwill_Games" title="1990 Goodwill Games">1990 Seattle</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherweight" title="Featherweight">Featherweight</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Oscar De La Hoya</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'h' in 'hi'">h</span><span title="/ɔɪ/: 'oi' in 'choice'">ɔɪ</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">DAY</span> lə <span style="font-size:90%">HOY</span>-ə</i></a>, <small>Spanish:&nbsp;</small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA" lang="es-Latn-fonipa"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish" title="Help:IPA/Spanish">[ˈoskaɾ ðe la ˈoʝa]</a></span>; born February 4, 1973) is an American <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_promoter" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing promoter">boxing promoter</a> and former <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_boxer" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional boxer">professional boxer</a> who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_sextuple_champions" title="List of boxing sextuple champions">world titles in six weight classes</a>, including the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineal_championship" title="Lineal championship">lineal championship</a> in three weight classes.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Lineal_Boxing_World_Champions_2-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-The_Lineal_Boxing_World_Champions-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> He is ranked as the 38th best boxer of all time, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_for_pound" title="Pound for pound">pound for pound</a>, by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoxRec" title="BoxRec">BoxRec</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Summer Olympics</a> where, shortly after having graduated from <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_High_School_(Los_Angeles_County,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California)">James A. Garfield High School</a>, he won a gold medal in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight" title="Lightweight">lightweight</a> division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>De La Hoya was named <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_magazine_Fighter_of_the_Year" title="The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year"><i>The Ring</i> magazine Fighter of the Year</a> in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_magazine_Pound_for_Pound" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ring magazine Pound for Pound">pound for pound</a>, in 1997 and 1998. De La Hoya generated approximately $700 million in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> income, making him the top pay-per-view earner before being surpassed by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr." title="Floyd Mayweather Jr.">Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao" title="Manny Pacquiao">Manny Pacquiao</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> He announced his retirement as a fighter in 2009, following a professional career spanning 16 years. </p><p>In 2002, De La Hoya founded <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_Promotions" title="Golden Boy Promotions">Golden Boy Promotions</a>, a combat sport promotional firm that also owns a 25% stake in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a>. He is the first American of Mexican descent to own a national boxing promotional firm, and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> In 2018, he began promoting MMA matches as well, beginning with a 2018 trilogy bout between long-time rivals <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Liddell" title="Chuck Liddell">Chuck Liddell</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Ortiz" title="Tito Ortiz">Tito Ortiz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> with the inaugural Golden Boy MMA event taking place on November 24, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </p><p>De La Hoya has held dual American and Mexican citizenship since 2002, when the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles granted him Mexican citizenship, reflecting his heritage.<sup id="cite_ref-De_La_Hoya_becomes_Mexican_citizen_11-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-De_La_Hoya_becomes_Mexican_citizen-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Early_life"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Amateur_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Amateur career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Highlights"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Highlights</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Professional_career"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Professional career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Super_featherweight"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Super featherweight</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Concepci%C3%B3n_cancellation"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Concepción cancellation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#First_title_shot"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">First title shot</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Lightweight"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Lightweight</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Ruelas_unification"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Ruelas unification</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Light_welterweight"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Light welterweight</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Ch%C3%A1vez_vs._De_La_Hoya"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Chávez vs. De La Hoya</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Welterweight"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Welterweight</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Whitaker_vs._De_La_Hoya"><span class="tocnumber">3.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Whitaker vs. De La Hoya</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Camacho"><span class="tocnumber">3.4.2</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Camacho</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-15"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Chavez_II"><span class="tocnumber">3.4.3</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Chavez II</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Trinidad_unification"><span class="tocnumber">3.4.4</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Trinidad unification</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-17"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Mosley"><span class="tocnumber">3.4.5</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Mosley</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Light_middleweight"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Light middleweight</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-19"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Karmazin_cancellation"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Karmazin cancellation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-20"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Rivalry_with_Fernando_Vargas"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Rivalry with Fernando Vargas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-21"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Mosley_II"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.3</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Mosley II</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Middleweight"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">Middleweight</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-23"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Sturm_vs._De_La_Hoya"><span class="tocnumber">3.6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Sturm vs. De La Hoya</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-24"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Hopkins"><span class="tocnumber">3.6.2</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Hopkins</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Comeback"><span class="tocnumber">3.7</span> <span class="toctext">Comeback</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-26"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Mayorga"><span class="tocnumber">3.7.1</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Mayorga</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Mayweather_Jr."><span class="tocnumber">3.8</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Jr.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#De_La_Hoya_vs._Pacquiao"><span class="tocnumber">3.9</span> <span class="toctext">De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Retirement_and_proposed_comeback"><span class="tocnumber">3.10</span> <span class="toctext">Retirement and proposed comeback</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#2020_presidential_candidacy_speculation"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">2020 presidential candidacy speculation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Personal_life"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Business_pursuits_and_projects"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Business pursuits and projects</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-33"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Legal_issues"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Legal issues</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-34"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Cross-dressing_controversy"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Cross-dressing controversy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-35"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Substance_abuse_problem"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Substance abuse problem</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-36"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Professional_boxing_record"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Professional boxing record</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-37"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Exhibition_boxing_record"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Exhibition boxing record</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-38"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#Pay-per-view_bouts"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Pay-per-view bouts</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-39"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-40"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#References"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-41"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#See_also_2"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-42"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life">Early life</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>His parents emigrated from Mexico to the United States prior to his birth. He was born in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Los_Angeles,_California" title="East Los Angeles, California">East Los Angeles, California</a> into a boxing family; his grandfather, Vicente, was an amateur fighter during the 1940s, and his father, Joel Sr., had been a professional boxer during the 1960s. His brother, Joel Jr., was also a boxer.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> De La Hoya graduated from <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_High_School_(California)" title="Garfield High School (California)">Garfield High School</a> in East Los Angeles, California in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Amateur career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>De La Hoya won the national Junior Olympics 119-pound title at age 15, After he lost a tournament in Whittier to Leon Hernandez from Santa Monica he won the 125-pound title the following year. His amateur career included 234 wins — 163 by knockout, and six losses. Of those six losses, two were to <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Mosley" title="Shane Mosley">Shane Mosley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> In 1989, he won the National <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gloves" title="Golden Gloves">Golden Gloves</a> title in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantamweight" title="Bantamweight">bantamweight</a> division. In 1990, at age 17, he won the U.S. National Championship at <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherweight" title="Featherweight">featherweight</a> and was the youngest U.S. boxer at that year's <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Games" title="Goodwill Games">Goodwill Games</a>, winning a gold medal. The joy of victory was tempered by the news that his mother, Cecilia Gonzales De La Hoya (November 22, 1950 – October 28, 1990), was terminally ill with breast cancer. She died that October, expressing the hope that her son would one day become an Olympic gold medalist. </p><p>As the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Summer Olympics</a> in Barcelona approached, De La Hoya turned his mother's dream into a strong focus for his training. After an upset victory in the first round over the Mexican boxer <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Gonzalez_(boxer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julio Gonzalez (boxer)">Julio Gonzalez</a>; De La Hoya defeated German boxer <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rudolph" title="Marco Rudolph">Marco Rudolph</a> to win the gold medal. Rudolph had been the only fighter to defeat him in the years leading up to the fight, adding drama. The U.S. media publicized his quest to fulfill his mother's dying wish and nicknamed him "The Golden Boy", which has remained with him throughout his career.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> In 2000, the Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya Cancer Center was formally opened by De La Hoya and his siblings at the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Memorial_Medical_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="White Memorial Medical Center">White Memorial Medical Center</a> (WMMC), with a $350,000 donation from De La Hoya, in honor of their mother.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Highlights">Highlights</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Highlights">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul><li>Amateur record: 223–5 (unofficial)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap">[<i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div> <table class="multicol" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;border:0;background:transparent;width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Gold Medalist — 1989 <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Golden_Gloves" class="mw-redirect" title="National Golden Gloves">National Golden Gloves</a> (57&nbsp;kg), May, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a>: </p> <ul><li>Finals: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Robinson" title="Ivan Robinson">Ivan Robinson</a> (United States) by split decision, 3–2</li></ul> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Gold Medalist — 1990 U.S. National Championships (57&nbsp;kg), February, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a>: </p> <ul><li>1/4: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Wheeler" title="Julian Wheeler">Julian Wheeler</a> by unanimous decision, 5–0</li> <li>1/2: Defeated Sandtanner Lewis RET 1</li> <li>Finals: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Robinson" title="Ivan Robinson">Ivan Robinson</a> by majority decision, 4–1</li></ul> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Winner — 1990 United States Olympic Cup (57&nbsp;kg), June, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Palace_Convention_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Palace Convention Center">Salt Palace Exhibition Hall</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City, Utah</a>: </p> <ul><li>Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkor_Kirkorov" title="Kirkor Kirkorov">Kirkor Kirkorov</a> (Bulgaria) by split decision, 2–1</li></ul> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Gold Medalist — 1990 Goodwill Games (57&nbsp;kg), July – August, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>: </p> <ul><li>1/4: Defeated Lee Sang Hun (South Korea) RSC 3</li> <li>1/2: Defeated Airat Khamatov (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 4–1</li> <li>Finals: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Robinson" title="Ivan Robinson">Ivan Robinson</a> (United States) by majority decision, 4–1</li></ul> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Gold Medalist — 1991 U.S. National Championships (60&nbsp;kg), February – March, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a>: </p> <ul><li>1/4: Defeated Rogelio Cabral by unanimous decision, 5–0</li> <li>1/2: Defeated Teddy Randolph by unanimous decision, 5–0</li> <li>Finals: Defeated Patrice Brooks by unanimous decision, 5–0</li></ul> </td> <td style="width:50%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Gold Medalist — 1991 <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Olympic_Festival" title="U.S. Olympic Festival">U.S. Olympic Festival</a> (60&nbsp;kg), July, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Forum">The Forum</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>: </p> <ul><li>1/2: Defeated Dezi Ford on points, 37–6</li> <li>Finals: Defeated Patrice Brooks on points, 44–15</li></ul> <p>Participant — 1991 World Championships (60&nbsp;kg), November, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Sports_Centre" title="State Sports Centre">State Sports Centre</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydney, Australia">Sydney, Australia</a>: </p> <ul><li>1/8: Lost to <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rudolph" title="Marco Rudolph">Marco Rudolph</a> (Germany) on points, 13–17</li></ul> <p><span data-sort-value="01 !"><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></span> Gold Medalist — 1992 Olympic Games (60&nbsp;kg), July – August, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_dels_Esports_de_Barcelona" title="Palau dels Esports de Barcelona">Palau dels Esports</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona,_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Barcelona, Spain">Barcelona, Spain</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1/16: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adilson_Rosa_Silva" class="mw-redirect" title="Adilson Rosa Silva">Adilson Rosa Silva</a> (Brazil) RSC 3</li> <li>1/8: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Odion" title="Moses Odion">Moses Odion</a> (Nigeria) on points, 16–4</li> <li>1/4: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toncho_Tonchev" class="mw-redirect" title="Toncho Tonchev">Toncho Tonchev</a> (Bulgaria) on points, 16–7</li> <li>1/2: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Sung-sik" title="Hong Sung-sik">Hong Sung-sik</a> (South Korea) on points, 11–10</li> <li>Finals: Defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rudolph" title="Marco Rudolph">Marco Rudolph</a> (Germany) on points, 7–2</li></ul> <p> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>2008 — <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Hall of Fame">United States Olympic Hall of Fame</a> inductee.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Professional_career">Professional career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Professional career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Super_featherweight">Super featherweight</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Super featherweight">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>On November 23, 1992, De La Hoya made his professional debut by scoring a first-round TKO victory. </p> <h4><span id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Concepci.C3.B3n_cancellation"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Concepción_cancellation">De La Hoya vs. Concepción cancellation</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Concepción cancellation">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>De La Hoya was scheduled to fight Jesús Vidal Concepción in a ten-round junior lightweight bout on December 9, 1993, televised by ESPN's "Thursday Night Fights" at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, but pulled out due to a wrist injury. Some found the injury suspicious and speculated that Oscar was being overdramatic. Oscar said that he aggravated an old ligament injury while hitting the heavy bag a week before. Later that month De La Hoya would fire his co-managers Mittleman and Nelson over money issues. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="First_title_shot">First title shot</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: First title shot">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>In his twelfth professional fight, he won his first world title at age 20, stopping <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Bredahl" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Bredahl">Jimmy Bredahl</a> (16–0) in the tenth round to win the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Organization" title="World Boxing Organization">WBO</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_featherweight" title="Super featherweight">super featherweight</a> title.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> He defended the title once, stopping Giorgio Campanella (20–0) in three rounds. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lightweight">Lightweight</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Lightweight">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>On July 29, 1994, he knocked out <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_P%C3%A1ez" title="Jorge Páez">Jorge Páez</a> (53–6–4) in the second round to win the vacant WBO <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight" title="Lightweight">Lightweight</a> title. In his first title defense, he defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-John_Molina" class="mw-redirect" title="John-John Molina">John-John Molina</a> (36–3), who had recently vacated his <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Federation" title="International Boxing Federation">IBF</a> Super Featherweight title, by unanimous decision. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Ruelas_unification">De La Hoya vs. Ruelas unification</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Ruelas unification">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1033289096">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Rafael_Ruelas" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas</a></div> <p>On May 6, 1995, De La Hoya defeated IBF lightweight champion <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Ruelas" title="Rafael Ruelas">Rafael Ruelas</a> (43–1–0) in a unification bout. De La Hoya knocked Ruelas down twice before the fight was stopped in the second round. The IBF then ordered De La Hoya to defend against Miguel Julio. </p><p>He relinquished the IBF title and defended the WBO title against undefeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genaro_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Genaro Hernández">Genaro Hernández</a> (32–0–1), who relinquished the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Association" title="World Boxing Association">WBA</a> super-featherweight title to fight De La Hoya.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> Hernandez quit after six rounds because of a broken nose. In his sixth and final defense of the WBO lightweight title, he knocked out <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_Leija" title="Jesse James Leija">Jesse James Leija</a> (30–1–2) in two rounds at New York's Madison Square Garden. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Light_welterweight">Light welterweight</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=10" title="Edit section: Light welterweight">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <h4><span id="Ch.C3.A1vez_vs._De_La_Hoya"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Chávez_vs._De_La_Hoya">Chávez vs. De La Hoya</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=11" title="Edit section: Chávez vs. De La Hoya">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" title="Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya</a></div> <p>On June 7, 1996, Oscar De La Hoya fought Mexican legend <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Julio César Chávez">Julio César Chávez</a> (96–1–1) for the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineal_championship" title="Lineal championship">lineal</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Council" title="World Boxing Council">WBC</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_welterweight" title="Light welterweight">light welterweight</a> championship.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> De la Hoya, with a record of 21–0 with 19 K.Os, defeated Chavez by a fourth-round TKO. The fight was stopped due to several bad cuts suffered by Chavez above his left eye. Until their rematch in 1998, Chávez stated that De La Hoya did not defeat him since the fight was stopped. De La Hoya successfully defended his titles with a twelve-round unanimous decision against undefeated former WBC Lightweight Champion and number one light welterweight contender <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(boxer)" title="Miguel Ángel González (boxer)">Miguel Ángel González</a> (41–0–0). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Welterweight">Welterweight</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=12" title="Edit section: Welterweight">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Whitaker_vs._De_La_Hoya">Whitaker vs. De La Hoya</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=13" title="Edit section: Whitaker vs. De La Hoya">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Whitaker_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" title="Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya</a></div> <p>In 1997, De La Hoya moved up to the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welterweight" title="Welterweight">welterweight</a> division and fought <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Whitaker" title="Pernell Whitaker">Pernell Whitaker</a> (40–1–1).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> The fight proved to be a difficult one. Whitaker frustrated De La Hoya with his defense, and landed more overall shots than De La Hoya, but De La Hoya's power punches and aggression swayed the judges more in his favor. De La Hoya won a twelve-round unanimous decision to capture the lineal and WBC titles.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> He also became the Ring Magazine's number-one ranked pound-for-pound fighter.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Camacho">De La Hoya vs. Camacho</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=14" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Camacho">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Hector_Camacho" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho</a></div> <p>On September 13, 1997, De La Hoya defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Camacho" title="Héctor Camacho">Héctor Camacho</a> (63–3–1) by unanimous decision. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Chavez_II">De La Hoya vs. Chavez II</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=15" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Chavez II">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_II" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II</a></div> <p>On September 18, 1998, De La Hoya fought a rematch with Julio César Chávez (100–2–2) and defeated him by eighth-round TKO. In his next bout, he faced undefeated former WBA Welterweight Champion <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Quartey" title="Ike Quartey">Ike Quartey</a> (34–0–1) and won by a somewhat disputable split decision. De La Hoya was knocked down once in the fight, while Quartey was down twice.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> He then defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_Carr" title="Oba Carr">Oba Carr</a> (48–2–1) by eleventh-round TKO. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Trinidad_unification">De La Hoya vs. Trinidad unification</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=16" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Trinidad unification">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._F%C3%A9lix_Trinidad" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad</a></div> <p>After seven defenses of his lineal and WBC welterweight titles, De La Hoya fought rival and IBF Champion <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Trinidad" title="Félix Trinidad">Félix Trinidad</a> (35–0) on September 18, 1999, in one of the biggest pay-per-view events in history, setting a record for a non-<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavyweight" title="Heavyweight">heavyweight</a> fight. De La Hoya stayed just outside Trinidad's range while generating much success with his stiff jab and blitzing combinations, but in the last 2-3 rounds of the fight, heeding the strict instructions of his corner, who felt that De La Hoya was way ahead on the scorecards, De La Hoya shut down much of his offense and evaded trading with Trinidad. De La Hoya virtually gave away the last couple of rounds. Though landing well over 100 more punches, Trinidad was ultimately awarded a majority decision. The judges scorecards came under question after the decision. Fans and boxing analysts called for a rematch, which never happened. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Mosley">De La Hoya vs. Mosley</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=17" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Mosley">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Shane_Mosley" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley</a></div> <p>On February 26, 2000, De La Hoya knocked out Derrell Coley (34–1–2) in a WBC eliminator. The WBC later awarded De La Hoya its welterweight title after Trinidad vacated it,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> which he lost to <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Mosley" title="Shane Mosley">Shane Mosley</a> (34–0) by a split decision on June 17, 2000. One judge scored the fight 115–113 for De La Hoya, and the other two scored it 116–112 and 115–113 for Mosley. </p><p>De La Hoya successfully sued Bob Arum in 2000 to break his contract with the promoter. The courts ruled in favor of De La Hoya in February 2001."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> </p><p>De La Hoya defeated <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Gatti" title="Arturo Gatti">Arturo Gatti</a> (33–4) by fifth-round TKO on March 24, 2001. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Light_middleweight">Light middleweight</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=18" title="Edit section: Light middleweight">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>He then moved up to <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_middleweight" title="Light middleweight">light middleweight</a>, challenging the lineal and WBC champion <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Castillejo" title="Javier Castillejo">Javier Castillejo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> De La Hoya won the fight, winning almost every round and knocking Castillejo (51–4) down with ten seconds to go to win the title by a unanimous decision. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Karmazin_cancellation">De La Hoya vs. Karmazin cancellation</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=19" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Karmazin cancellation">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>On October 8, 2001 it was announced that De La Hoya would return to the Grand Olympic Auditorium where he won his first title to defend his WBC light middleweight championship against the WBC No.1 challenger <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Karmazin" title="Roman Karmazin">Roman Karmazin</a>, but on November 8, 2001 it was announced the fight was cancelled. Suffering from a torn cartilage in his left wrist, De La Hoya has been forced to cancel his December 8 title defense. He was hoping to fight again on May 4, a date he had already reserved before the injury. It was an old injury, one that De La Hoya incurred in the first round of his 1999 fight against Oba Carr. "It was from a left hook I threw in that fight," De La Hoya said, "and the pain has been there ever since. "On a scale of one to 10, I would say it was a five or six." Ten days ago, on his first day of sparring for the Karmazin match, De La Hoya threw a punch that severely aggravated the wrist. De La Hoya planned on facing a major opponent in May—Trinidad, Mosley, Hopkins, or Vargas—and says he still hopes to do so if he can get WBC approval to put off his mandatory match. De La Hoya said the hand bothered him in his losses against Trinidad and Mosley. "It was always bothering me," he said, "but we are fighters and we have to tough it out." The fight seemed to have been cursed from the start. When Karmazin's two trainers, his manager and his doctor were all denied visas, the Russian fighter had threatened to go home to train. Karmazin's promoter, Frank Moloney, went further, questioning whether the fight would happen. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Rivalry_with_Fernando_Vargas">Rivalry with Fernando Vargas</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=20" title="Edit section: Rivalry with Fernando Vargas">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Fernando_Vargas" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas</a></div> <p>De La Hoya did not fight for the 15 months and in this time the rivalry between him and WBA champion "Ferocious" <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Vargas" title="Fernando Vargas">Fernando Vargas</a> (22–1) grew. They knew each other as amateurs and it is said the rivalry began when Vargas was angered by De La Hoya laughing at him after he fell into a snowbank. De La Hoya said he would never fight him. Eventually, however, De La Hoya accepted a match. The fight was scheduled for May 2002, but De La Hoya had to withdraw because of a hand injury. </p><p>The unification bout, labeled "Bad Blood," finally took place on September 14, 2002, at the Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. The fight was even for the first six rounds, with Vargas landing punches on the ropes in the odd rounds, while De La Hoya outboxed him in the even rounds. De La Hoya took over the fight in the seventh round and hurt Vargas with a left hook in the tenth. In the next round, De La Hoya knocked Vargas down with a left hook and stopped him moments later. The win is widely considered to be the biggest of De La Hoya's career. Vargas tested positive for <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanozolol" title="Stanozolol">stanozolol</a> after the fight. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Mosley_II">De La Hoya vs. Mosley II</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=21" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Mosley II">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Shane_Mosley_II" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II</a></div> <p>De La Hoya defended his unified title against <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yori_Boy_Campas" title="Yori Boy Campas">Yori Boy Campas</a> (80–5) with a routine seventh round stoppage then faced Shane Mosley (38–2) in a rematch. The fight, billed as "Retribution" and staged at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, was more of a boxing match than their first encounter, and while some rounds were close, De La Hoya's game plan utilizing his jab seemed to be paying off, leaving Mosley visually frustrated. It was De La Hoya who seemed to be landing the cleaner, more effective punches, and obliterated Mosley in Compubox, landing over 100 more. But judges apparently didn't see it that way awarding Mosley with the controversial unanimous decision. Mosley was later connected to the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Laboratory_Co-operative" title="Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative">BALCO Labs</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BALCO_scandal" title="BALCO scandal">steroid scandal</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Novitzky" title="Jeff Novitzky">Jeff Novitzky</a>, a lead investigator on the BALCO case, reported that documents seized from the lab show that Mosley received "<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrogestrinone" title="Tetrahydrogestrinone">the clear</a>" and "<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cream" title="The cream">the cream</a>," both designer <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabolic_steroid" title="Anabolic steroid">steroids</a>. Mosley reportedly began his doping regimen prior to his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> Mosley would later admit to using performance-enhancing drugs from <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Laboratory_Co-operative" title="Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative">BALCO</a> for this bout, saying he thought they were legal supplements.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Middleweight">Middleweight</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=22" title="Edit section: Middleweight">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Sturm_vs._De_La_Hoya">Sturm vs. De La Hoya</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=23" title="Edit section: Sturm vs. De La Hoya">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Sturm_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De La Hoya</a></div> <p>De la Hoya next challenged <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Sturm" title="Felix Sturm">Felix Sturm</a> (20–0) for the WBO <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleweight" title="Middleweight">middleweight</a> title, on June 5, 2004, with the winner also getting a shot at the undisputed world middleweight champion <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins" title="Bernard Hopkins">Bernard Hopkins</a>. De La Hoya was awarded a unanimous decision, becoming the first boxer in history to win world titles in six different weight divisions. All three judges scored the bout 115–113 in favor of De La Hoya. The decision was very controversial, far more so than his decision wins over Pernell Whitaker or Ike Quartey. Whereas the Whitaker and Quartey fights were considered close bouts that could have gone either way or been called a draw, general opinion was that De La Hoya lost to Sturm, with Compubox counting Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> There had been some rumblings throughout the boxing community already before the fight, that a decision would be made to insure that De La Hoya would fight Hopkins in a mega-dollar fight that would've drawn more money than a Hopkins-Sturm matchup would.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> Iain Darke of <i>Sky Sports</i> said the decision looked "tailor made" to set up De La Hoya versus Hopkins. "(De La Hoya) got the benefit of high charity," Darke said.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> Sturm & his promotional team, Universum Box-Promotion, filed a protest with the Nevada State Athletic Commission over the decision, but it was to no avail, and the decision still stands today.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Hopkins">De La Hoya vs. Hopkins</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=24" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Hopkins">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya</a></div> <p>De La Hoya fought Bernard Hopkins (44–2–1) in a unification match on September 18, 2004, in Las Vegas. Hopkins held the WBC, WBA, and IBF middleweight titles, was recognized as lineal and <i>The Ring</i> champion, and was considered by many to be the number one pound for pound fighter in the world. Although the fight was at a <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class#Catchweight_classes" title="Weight class">catchweight</a> of 158 pounds (72 kg), many thought De La Hoya was too small for the weight class and Hopkins was considered a heavy favorite. </p><p>Several days before the fight, De La Hoya's hand was cut when his wraps were being cut off after training, requiring eleven stitches to close. He and his corner both maintained it was not an issue going into the bout. </p><p>De La Hoya fought a tactical fight. After eight rounds, De La Hoya was ahead 77–75 on one scorecard and behind 78–74 and 79–73 on the other two. In the ninth round Hopkins threw a left hook towards De La Hoya's body, sending him crumbling to the canvas, where he was counted out. It was the first time in De La Hoya's career that he had been KO'd. De la Hoya later stated that he couldn't get up because the pain of a well-placed liver shot was unbearable. Despite losing, De La Hoya made over $30 million from the fight. Hopkins eventually became a minor shareholder in Golden Boy, and served as the east coast representative for the company.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> Bob Arum claimed De La Hoya "quit."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup> Like Mosley, Hopkins would subsequently be represented by Golden Boy Promotions.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Comeback">Comeback</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=25" title="Edit section: Comeback">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Mayorga">De La Hoya vs. Mayorga</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=26" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Mayorga">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Ricardo_Mayorga" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga</a></div> <p>De La Hoya took a layoff of 20 months before signing to fight WBC light middleweight titleholder <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Mayorga" title="Ricardo Mayorga">Ricardo Mayorga</a> (27–5–1). In the buildup to the fight, Mayorga insulted everything from De La Hoya's sexuality to his wife and child,<sup id="cite_ref-eastsideboxing.com_42-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-eastsideboxing.com-42">[42]</a></sup> but when they fought on May 6, 2006, De La Hoya knocked Mayorga down in the first minute of the fight with a left hook. He knocked him out in the sixth round to take his tenth world title.<sup id="cite_ref-eastsideboxing.com_42-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-eastsideboxing.com-42">[42]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Mayweather_Jr.">De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Jr.</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=27" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Jr.">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Floyd_Mayweather" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather</a></div> <p>In early 2007, De La Hoya signed to defend his title against WBC welterweight champion <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr." title="Floyd Mayweather Jr.">Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a> (37–0–0). De La Hoya was a two to one underdog in the fight. </p><p>The fight took place on May 5, 2007, at a sold-out arena at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. De La Hoya pressed throughout, doing best when using his left jab. Mayweather controlled the later rounds and was awarded a split decision, with judge Chuck Giampi scoring the bout 116–112 for Mayweather, Jerry Roth 115–113 for Mayweather, and Tom Kaczmarcek 115–113 for De La Hoya. The Associated Press had it for Mayweather, 116–112. </p><p>Although Oscar chased Mayweather and threw many combinations en route to throwing over 100 more total punches, Mayweather landed at a higher rate; according to Compubox he connected on 207 of 481 punches thrown, De La Hoya on only 122 of 587.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> </p><p>On May 3, 2008, at the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Depot Center">Home Depot Center</a> in Carson, California, De La Hoya fought <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes_(boxer)" title="Steve Forbes (boxer)">Steve Forbes</a> (33–5) in a tuneup for a possible rematch with Mayweather. De La Hoya showed a more relaxed style, throwing a constant jab and always staying on his toes.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> He opened a cut near Forbes' eye in the sixth round, going on to win by unanimous decision in 12.`<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </p><p>On June 6, 2008, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr." title="Floyd Mayweather Jr.">Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a> announced his first of many subsequent retirements from boxing, effectively ending talk of a rematch. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="De_La_Hoya_vs._Pacquiao">De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=28" title="Edit section: De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Manny_Pacquiao" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao</a></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg/200px-Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="327" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg/300px-Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg/400px-Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="867" data-file-height="1418"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oscar_De_La_Hoya_at_Morongo_Casino.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>De La Hoya in 2008</div></div></div> <p>De La Hoya faced <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao" title="Manny Pacquiao">Manny Pacquiao</a> (47–3–2) on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Presented by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_Promotions" title="Golden Boy Promotions">Golden Boy Promotions</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Rank_Boxing" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Rank Boxing">Top Rank, Inc.</a>, the bout was a twelve-round, non-title fight at the 147-pound (67 kg) <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welterweight" title="Welterweight">welterweight</a> limit. Although Pacquiao went into the fight recognized as the leading pound for pound boxer in the world, some pundits speculated that 147 pounds could have been too far above his natural weight against the larger De La Hoya.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup> However, Pacquiao's trainer <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Roach_(boxing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Freddie Roach (boxing)">Freddie Roach</a> was confident of a victory as he stated that De La Hoya could no longer "pull the trigger" at that stage of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> De La Hoya, who was favored to win the bout due to his size advantage, was expected to be the heavier of the two on fight night. However, though Pacquiao weighed 142 pounds (64 kg) and De La Hoya 145 pounds (66 kg) at the official weigh-in on Friday,<sup id="cite_ref-nydailynews.com_48-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-nydailynews.com-48">[48]</a></sup> De La Hoya entered the ring at 147 pounds to Pacquiao's 148.5 pounds (67.4 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </p><p>De La Hoya took a beating and his corner stopped the fight after the eighth round. Pacquiao was ahead on all three judges' scorecards before the stoppage, with two judges scoring the fight 80–71 and the other judge scoring it at 79–72.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> After the bout, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach stated, "We knew we had him after the first round. He had no legs, he was hesitant and he was shot."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> Confirming Roach's pre-fight predictions that he'd grown too old, De La Hoya crossed the ring to Pacquiao's corner after the bout was stopped and told Roach, "You're right, Freddie. I don't have it anymore."<sup id="cite_ref-nydailynews.com_48-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-nydailynews.com-48">[48]</a></sup> When asked by reporters whether he would continue fighting, De La Hoya responded, "My heart still wants to fight, that's for sure," De La Hoya said. "But when your physical doesn't respond, what can you do? I have to be smart and make sure I think about my future plans." </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Retirement_and_proposed_comeback">Retirement and proposed comeback</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=29" title="Edit section: Retirement and proposed comeback">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, ending any speculation about a potential fight with <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_Jr." title="Julio César Chávez Jr.">Julio César Chávez Jr.</a>, son of the former champion and Mexican icon <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Julio César Chávez, Sr.">Julio César Chávez, Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup> Later in 2009, De La Hoya held an exhibition boxing fight versus basketball player <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> as an episode of the television show <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Vs." title="Shaq Vs.">Shaq Vs.</a></i> </p><p>On November 25, 2020, De La Hoya told <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a> that "I'm 90 percent positive that I'm coming back the first quarter of next year," and that he was open to fighting <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennady_Golovkin" title="Gennady Golovkin">Gennady Golovkin</a> in a bout.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup> On June 17, 2021, it was announced that De La Hoya would return to the ring in an exhibition bout against <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitor_Belfort" title="Vitor Belfort">Vitor Belfort</a> on September 11, 2021, under the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triller_(app)" title="Triller (app)">Triller (app)</a> Fight Club banner.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> On July 21, it was announced that the match would not be an exhibition, and instead would be an official boxing match sanctioned by the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Athletic_Commission" title="California State Athletic Commission">California State Athletic Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup> On September 3, De La Hoya announced that he would not be fighting Belfort due to contracting <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>. In a message to his fans, he stated that he was fully <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine" title="COVID-19 vaccine">vaccinated</a> and receiving hospital treatment.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_presidential_candidacy_speculation">2020 presidential candidacy speculation</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=30" title="Edit section: 2020 presidential candidacy speculation">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 United States presidential election</a></div> <p>In September 2018, De La Hoya was reported to be "seriously considering a run for president of the United States."<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> In an interview, he informed <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMZ" title="TMZ">TMZ</a> that he was assembling an exploratory team to assess the viability of a candidacy, stating that, "If the numbers look right... I'm gonna go for it."<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=31" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>De La Hoya began dating actress and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_USA" title="Miss USA">Miss USA</a> 1995 titleholder <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanna_Moakler" title="Shanna Moakler">Shanna Moakler</a> in October 1997. Moakler and De La Hoya announced their engagement in October 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> She gave birth to their daughter the following year. Moakler has said "it wasn't a planned pregnancy, but it was understood if it happened it was beautiful and if it didn't that was fine too."<sup id="cite_ref-Extra_60-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-Extra-60">[60]</a></sup> In September 2000, the relationship abruptly ended when Moakler, who was at home watching the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin Grammy Award">Latin Grammy Awards</a> on television, saw De La Hoya escorting another woman to the show.<sup id="cite_ref-Suit_61-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-Suit-61">[61]</a></sup> In December 2000, Moakler filed a $62.5 million <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimony" class="mw-redirect" title="Palimony">palimony</a> suit against her ex-fiancé, claiming he was an <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholic</a>, abusive to her and to their daughter, and that he used them "as props to promote his public image."<sup id="cite_ref-Suit_61-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-Suit-61">[61]</a></sup> The case was settled out of court in 2001 for an undisclosed amount.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup> After the time of De La Hoya's split from Moakler, he had little contact with his daughter, although he continued to provide financial support.<sup id="cite_ref-Extra_60-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-Extra-60">[60]</a></sup> </p><p>On October 5, 2001, De La Hoya married <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Corretjer" title="Millie Corretjer">Millie Corretjer</a>. They have three children together.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup> He also has two sons from previous relationships.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup> De La Hoya and Corretjer separated in 2016.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap">[<i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On December 12, 2002, the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles granted De La Hoya Mexican citizenship. De La Hoya stated: "I've always felt that my blood is Mexican."<sup id="cite_ref-De_La_Hoya_becomes_Mexican_citizen_11-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-De_La_Hoya_becomes_Mexican_citizen-11">[11]</a></sup> </p><p>On September 3, 2021, De La Hoya disclosed that he was raped by a woman when he was 13. He did not disclose the name of the woman but stated that she was over 35 years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Business_pursuits_and_projects">Business pursuits and projects</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=32" title="Edit section: Business pursuits and projects">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Oscar De La Hoya appears on the front covers of the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS3" class="mw-redirect" title="PS3">PS3</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a> and PSP versions of EASports' <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Night_Round_3" title="Fight Night Round 3">Fight Night Round 3</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI International</a> released <i>Oscar De La Hoya</i>. The self-titled CD is a <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_pop" title="Latin pop">Latin pop</a> album with 13 tracks in both English and Spanish, written by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a>, and was nominated for a <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Latin_Pop_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album">Grammy</a>. Also, it was certified <i>Platinum (Latin)</i> by the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a> in June 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesOscar_De_La_HoyaOscar_De_La_HoyaalbumCertRef_68-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-United_StatesOscar_De_La_HoyaOscar_De_La_HoyaalbumCertRef-68">[68]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, he debuted a line of casual, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activewear" class="mw-redirect" title="Activewear">activewear</a>-inspired apparel, through <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyns" class="mw-redirect" title="Mervyns">Mervyns</a> department stores, and, that summer, hosted a boxing reality television series, <i>The Next Great Champ</i>, on Fox and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> Net.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, De La Hoya authorized a children's picture book titled <i>Super Oscar</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup> published by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Schuster" title="Simon & Schuster">Simon & Schuster</a> and released in his name. The book was written by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shulman_(author)" title="Mark Shulman (author)">Mark Shulman</a> and illustrated by illustrator Lisa Kopelke. The book tells the story of young Oscar as a daydreamer, who uses his great physical ability to prepare an elaborate picnic for his entire neighborhood in just fifteen minutes. Written in English and Spanish, the book received unanimously positive reviews from the publishing review journals, and was selected as the Best Bilingual Children's Picture Book at the 2007 Latino Book Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> </p><p>In September 2007, Sports and Entertainment Publications, LLC, a subsidiary of Golden Boy Enterprises, acquired <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_(magazine)" title="The Ring (magazine)">The Ring</a></i>, <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KO_Magazine" title="KO Magazine">KO Magazine</a></i>, and <i>World Boxing Magazine</i> from Kappa Publishing Group.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup> </p><p>On May 1, 2007, the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles announced that a 7-foot (2.1 m) bronze <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Oscar_De_La_Hoya" title="Statue of Oscar De La Hoya">statue of Oscar De La Hoya</a> would join similar tributes to Los Angeles sports stars <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a> at the Staples Center.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup> The statue was unveiled on December 2, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup> </p> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oscar_De_La_Hoya,_Jul_2010.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Oscar_De_La_Hoya%2C_Jul_2010.jpg/250px-Oscar_De_La_Hoya%2C_Jul_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="358" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Oscar_De_La_Hoya%2C_Jul_2010.jpg/375px-Oscar_De_La_Hoya%2C_Jul_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Oscar_De_La_Hoya%2C_Jul_2010.jpg/500px-Oscar_De_La_Hoya%2C_Jul_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="2218"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oscar_De_La_Hoya,_Jul_2010.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>De La Hoya in 2010</div></div></div> <p>In February 2008, Golden Boy acquired a 25% stake of <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> club <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a>, along with Brener International Group.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-76">[76]</a></sup> </p><p>De La Hoya started a charitable foundation to help educate underprivileged youth and, in 2008, donated $3.5 million to the De La Hoya Animo Charter High School.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Oscar_De_La_Hoya_gives_$3.5M_to_LA_charter_schools_77-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-A_Oscar_De_La_Hoya_gives_$3.5M_to_LA_charter_schools-77">[77]</a></sup> </p><p>In June 2008, HarperCollins released De La Hoya's autobiography, <i>American Son: My Story</i>, written with author and <i>Los Angeles Times</i> sportswriter <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Springer_(writer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Springer (writer) (page does not exist)">Steve Springer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-78">[78]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, De La Hoya starred in a commercial alongside several Mexican boxing champions for the Pronosticos <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery" title="Lottery">lottery</a> in Mexico. The film, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_(film)" title="300 (film)"><i>300</i></a>, inspired the commercial, which featured the Mexican champions battling giants and other large creatures.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-79">[79]</a></sup> </p><p>In early 2011, De La Hoya visited U.S. military personnel in Kuwait and Iraq under the auspices of the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USO" class="mw-redirect" title="USO">USO</a>, holding boxing clinics and greeting the troops.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap">[<i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2014, De La Hoya was named promoter of the year by Sports Illustrated.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-80">[80]</a></sup> </p><p>De La Hoya has spoken about his intention to run for president against Donald Trump in the 2020 election.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-81">[81]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, De La Hoya competed on <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)" title="The Masked Singer (American TV series)">The Masked Singer</a></i> spin-off <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masked_Dancer_(American_TV_series)" title="The Masked Dancer (American TV series)">The Masked Dancer</a></i> as "Zebra". He finished in fourth place. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=33" title="Edit section: Legal issues">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In 1998, at age 25, he was accused of rape. Mexican authorities investigated, with no charges filed, and De La Hoya maintained his innocence. A lawsuit was then filed in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a>, California County Superior Court, alleging that De La Hoya had raped the complainant, who was 15 at the time, in a hotel room in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_San_Lucas" title="Cabo San Lucas">Cabo San Lucas</a>, Mexico, in June 1996. The suit was heard, and was settled out of court in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-82">[82]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-83">[83]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, De La Hoya was sued by a former employee of his tequila brand, Casa Mexico, over allegations that he sexually harassed and assaulted her in 2020. He denied the allegations against him.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-84">[84]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-85">[85]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cross-dressing_controversy">Cross-dressing controversy</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=34" title="Edit section: Cross-dressing controversy">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In 2007, photographs featuring a cross-dressed De La Hoya were posted on a tabloid Web site and received extensive publicity across the Internet. De La Hoya denied the authenticity of the photos.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-86">[86]</a></sup> In September 2007, Mila Dravnel, the woman who sold the photographs, recanted her allegations against De La Hoya and denied the authenticity of the photographs.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-87">[87]</a></sup> In May 2008, Dravnel sued De La Hoya for slander, then dropped the lawsuit after experts suggested that the photographs had been digitally altered.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-88">[88]</a></sup> Nonetheless, during De La Hoya's August 2011 interview with <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">Univision</a>, he confirmed that it was indeed him in the leaked 2007 photos, attributing the aberration to poor judgement due to his first use of <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-89">[89]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Substance_abuse_problem">Substance abuse problem</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=35" title="Edit section: Substance abuse problem">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Three months prior to the cross-dressing controversy, De La Hoya had publicly acknowledged that he had a substance abuse problem, stating, "After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws." He underwent treatment at the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ford_Center" title="Betty Ford Center">Betty Ford Center</a> in Rancho Mirage, California for <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-90">[90]</a></sup> In September 2013, just a few days before the Golden Boy promoted match of <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_vs._Sa%C3%BAl_%C3%81lvarez" class="mw-redirect" title="Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez">Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez</a>, De La Hoya announced that he was returning to a drug and alcohol treatment facility.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.yahoo.com_91-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-sports.yahoo.com-91">[91]</a></sup> In January 2017, De La Hoya was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Pasadena, California;<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-92">[92]</a></sup> to which he pled not guilty, and charges were dismissed in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-93">[93]</a></sup> In 2019, during an investigation of an attempted extortion, he admitted to having used cocaine in early 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-94">[94]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Professional_boxing_record">Professional boxing record</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=36" title="Edit section: Professional boxing record">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <table class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th>45 fights </th> <th>39 wins </th> <th>6 losses </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">By knockout </th> <td align="center" style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">30 </td> <td align="center" style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">By decision </th> <td align="center" style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">9 </td> <td align="center" style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Record </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Round, time </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">Loss </td> <td>39–6 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_career_of_Manny_Pacquiao" title="Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao">Manny Pacquiao</a> </td> <td>RTD </td> <td>8 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Manny_Pacquiao" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao">Dec 6, 2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>39–5 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes_(boxer)" title="Steve Forbes (boxer)">Steve Forbes</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td>May 3, 2008 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Depot Center">Home Depot Center</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson,_California" title="Carson, California">Carson, California</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">Loss </td> <td>38–5 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr." title="Floyd Mayweather Jr.">Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a> </td> <td>SD </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Floyd_Mayweather_Jr." title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.">May 5, 2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Lost WBC light middleweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>38–4 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Mayorga" title="Ricardo Mayorga">Ricardo Mayorga</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>6 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:25</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Mayorga_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricardo Mayorga vs. Oscar De La Hoya">May 6, 2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won WBC light middleweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">Loss </td> <td>37–4 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins" title="Bernard Hopkins">Bernard Hopkins</a> </td> <td>KO </td> <td>9 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:38</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Sep 18, 2004</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Lost WBO middleweight title;<br>For <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBA_world_champions#Middleweight" title="List of WBA world champions">WBA (Undisputed)</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBC_world_champions#Middleweight" title="List of WBC world champions">WBC</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IBF_world_champions#Middleweight" title="List of IBF world champions">IBF</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Ring_world_champions#Middleweight" title="List of The Ring world champions"><i>The Ring</i> middleweight titles</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>37–3 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Sturm" title="Felix Sturm">Felix Sturm</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Sturm_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Jun 5, 2004</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBO_world_champions#Middleweight" title="List of WBO world champions">WBO middleweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">Loss </td> <td>36–3 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Mosley" title="Shane Mosley">Shane Mosley</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Shane_Mosley_II" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II">Sep 13, 2003</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, and <i>The Ring</i> light middleweight titles</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>36–2 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yori_Boy_Campas" title="Yori Boy Campas">Yori Boy Campas</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>7 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">2:54</span> </td> <td>May 3, 2003 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, and <i>The Ring</i> light middleweight titles</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>35–2 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Vargas" title="Fernando Vargas">Fernando Vargas</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>11 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:48</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Fernando_Vargas" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas">Sep 14, 2002</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC light middleweight title;<br>Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBA_world_champions#Super_welterweight" title="List of WBA world champions">WBA (Unified)</a>, IBA, and vacant <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Ring_world_champions#Junior_middleweight" title="List of The Ring world champions"><i>The Ring</i> light middleweight titles</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>34–2 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Castillejo" title="Javier Castillejo">Javier Castillejo</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td>Jun 23, 2001 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBC_world_champions#Super_welterweight" title="List of WBC world champions">WBC light middleweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>33–2 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Gatti" title="Arturo Gatti">Arturo Gatti</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>5 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:16</span> </td> <td>Mar 24, 2001 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">Loss </td> <td>32–2 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Mosley" title="Shane Mosley">Shane Mosley</a> </td> <td>SD </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Shane_Mosley" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley">Jun 17, 2000</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, Los Angeles, California, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Lost WBC and IBA welterweight titles</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>32–1 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Derrell Coley </td> <td>KO </td> <td>7 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td>Feb 26, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won vacant IBA welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">Loss </td> <td>31–1 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Trinidad" title="Félix Trinidad">Félix Trinidad</a> </td> <td><abbr title="Majority decision">MD</abbr> </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._F%C3%A9lix_Trinidad" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad">Sep 18, 1999</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Lost WBC welterweight title;<br>For <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IBF_world_champions#Welterweight" title="List of IBF world champions">IBF welterweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>31–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_Carr" title="Oba Carr">Oba Carr</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>11 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">0:55</span> </td> <td>May 22, 1999 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Bay_Events_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandalay Bay Events Center">Mandalay Bay Events Center</a>, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>30–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Quartey" title="Ike Quartey">Ike Quartey</a> </td> <td><abbr title="Split decision">SD</abbr> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>Feb 13, 1999 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>29–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Julio César Chávez">Julio César Chávez</a> </td> <td>RTD </td> <td>8 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_II" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II">Sep 18, 1998</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>28–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Charpentier" title="Patrick Charpentier">Patrick Charpentier</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>3 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:56</span> </td> <td>Jun 13, 1998 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Sun Bowl (stadium)">Sun Bowl</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>27–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfredo_Rivera" title="Wilfredo Rivera">Wilfredo Rivera</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>8 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">2:48</span> </td> <td>Dec 6, 1997 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Hall" title="Boardwalk Hall">Boardwalk Hall</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>26–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Camacho" title="Héctor Camacho">Héctor Camacho</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Hector_Camacho" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho">Sep 13, 1997</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>25–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">David Kamau </td> <td>KO </td> <td>2 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">2:54</span> </td> <td>Jun 14, 1997 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio, Texas</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC welterweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>24–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Whitaker" title="Pernell Whitaker">Pernell Whitaker</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Whitaker_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" title="Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Apr 12, 1997</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBC_world_champions#Welterweight" title="List of WBC world champions">WBC welterweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>23–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(boxer)" title="Miguel Ángel González (boxer)">Miguel Ángel González</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td>Jan 18, 1997 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBC super lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>22–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Julio César Chávez">Julio César Chávez</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>4 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">2:37</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" title="Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Jun 7, 1996</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBC_world_champions#Super_lightweight" title="List of WBC world champions">WBC super lightweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>21–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Tyson" title="Darryl Tyson">Darryl Tyson</a> </td> <td>KO </td> <td>2 (10), <span style="font-size:85%">2:38</span> </td> <td>Feb 9, 1996 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Palace" title="Caesars Palace">Caesars Palace</a>, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>20–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_Leija" title="Jesse James Leija">Jesse James Leija</a> </td> <td>RTD </td> <td>2 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td>Dec 15, 1995 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>19–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genaro_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Genaro Hernández">Genaro Hernández</a> </td> <td>RTD </td> <td>6 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td>Sep 9, 1995 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>18–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Ruelas" title="Rafael Ruelas">Rafael Ruelas</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>2 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:43</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Rafael_Ruelas" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas">May 6, 1995</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO lightweight title;<br>Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IBF_world_champions#Lightweight" title="List of IBF world champions">IBF lightweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>17–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_John_Molina" title="John John Molina">John John Molina</a> </td> <td>UD </td> <td>12 </td> <td>Feb 18, 1995 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>16–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">John Avila </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>9 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:07</span> </td> <td>Dec 10, 1994 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>15–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Carl Griffith </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>3 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">1:02</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Toney_vs._Roy_Jones_Jr." title="James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr.">Nov 18, 1994</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>14–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_P%C3%A1ez" title="Jorge Páez">Jorge Páez</a> </td> <td>KO </td> <td>2 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">0:39</span> </td> <td>Jul 29, 1994 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won vacant <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBO_world_champions#Lightweight" title="List of WBO world champions">WBO lightweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>13–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Giorgio Campanella </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>3 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">2:22</span> </td> <td>May 27, 1994 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM_Grand_Garden_Arena" title="MGM Grand Garden Arena">MGM Grand Garden Arena</a>, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Retained WBO junior lightweight title</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>12–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmi_Bredahl" title="Jimmi Bredahl">Jimmi Bredahl</a> </td> <td>RTD </td> <td>10 (12), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td>Mar 5, 1994 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Olympic_Auditorium" title="Grand Olympic Auditorium">Grand Olympic Auditorium</a>, Los Angeles, California, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Won <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WBO_world_champions#Junior_lightweight" title="List of WBO world champions">WBO junior lightweight title</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>11–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Narciso Valenzuela </td> <td>KO </td> <td>1 (10), <span style="font-size:85%">2:25</span> </td> <td>Oct 30, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>10–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Angelo Nunez </td> <td>RTD </td> <td>4 (10), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td>Aug 27, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Wilshire_Hotel" title="Beverly Wilshire Hotel">Wilshire Hotel</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills, California</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>9–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Renaldo Carter </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>6 (10), <span style="font-size:85%">2:10</span> </td> <td>Aug 14, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Magic_Bay_St._Louis" class="mw-redirect" title="Casino Magic Bay St. Louis">Casino Magic</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St._Louis,_Mississippi" title="Bay St. Louis, Mississippi">Bay St. Louis, Mississippi</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>8–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Dorsey" title="Troy Dorsey">Troy Dorsey</a> </td> <td><abbr title="Corner retirement">RTD</abbr> </td> <td>1 (10), <span style="font-size:85%">3:00</span> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_vs._Tommy_Morrison" title="George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison">Jun 7, 1993</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_%26_Mack_Center" title="Thomas & Mack Center">Thomas & Mack Center</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>7–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Frank Avelar </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>4 (10), <span style="font-size:85%">2:00</span> </td> <td>May 8, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Tahoe" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesars Tahoe">Caesars Tahoe</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateline,_Nevada" title="Stateline, Nevada">Stateline, Nevada</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>6–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Mike Grable </td> <td><abbr title="Unanimous decision">UD</abbr> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>Apr 6, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena" title="Blue Cross Arena">Blue Cross Arena</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>5–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mayweather" title="Jeff Mayweather">Jeff Mayweather</a> </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>4 (8), <span style="font-size:85%">1:35</span> </td> <td>Mar 13, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Las_Vegas" title="Westgate Las Vegas">Las Vegas Hilton</a>, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Curtis Strong </td> <td>TKO </td> <td>4 (6), <span style="font-size:85%">1:40</span> </td> <td>Feb 6, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Sports_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Sports Arena">Sports Arena</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Paris Alexander </td> <td><abbr title="Technical knockout">TKO</abbr> </td> <td>2 (6), <span style="font-size:85%">1:52</span> </td> <td>Jan 3, 1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Palladium" title="Hollywood Palladium">Hollywood Palladium</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Clifford Hicks </td> <td>KO </td> <td>1 (6), <span style="font-size:85%">1:17</span> </td> <td>Dec 12, 1992 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left">Lamar Williams </td> <td><abbr title="Knockout">KO</abbr> </td> <td>1 (6), <span style="font-size:85%">2:12</span> </td> <td>Nov 23, 1992 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Western Forum">Great Western Forum</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Exhibition_boxing_record">Exhibition boxing record</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=37" title="Edit section: Exhibition boxing record">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <table class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th>2 fights </th> <th>1 win </th> <th>0 losses </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">By decision </th> <td align="center" style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">1 </td> <td align="center" style="background:#FFE3E3;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-no2">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Non-scored </th> <td style="background:#ECECEC;text-align:center" colspan="2">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Record </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Round, time </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background:#ececec;color:#2C2C2C;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1–0 <span style="font-size:85%">(1)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Lopez" title="Mario Lopez">Mario Lopez</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background:#ececec;color:#2C2C2C;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>3 </td> <td>Jun 11, 2016 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">The Rail Event Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City, Utah</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Non-scored bout</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#bfd;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td style="text-align:left"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> </td> <td><abbr title="Unanimous decision">UD</abbr> </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Vs.#Season_1" title="Shaq Vs.">Sep 8, 2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Hollywood_Resort_%26_Casino" class="mw-redirect" title="Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino">Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a>, U.S.</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:85%">Scored by <i><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Vs." title="Shaq Vs.">Shaq Vs.</a></i> panel</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Pay-per-view_bouts">Pay-per-view bouts</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=38" title="Edit section: Pay-per-view bouts">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Fight</th> <th>Billing</th> <th>Buys</th> <th>Network </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001995-05-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 6, 1995</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Ruelas</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Rafael_Ruelas" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas">La Batalla</a> </td> <td>330,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-0" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001995-09-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 9, 1995</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Hernandez</b> </td> <td>The Rivals </td> <td>220,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-1" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-01-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 18, 1997</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Gonzalez</b> </td> <td>For Pride and Country </td> <td>345,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-2" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-04-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 12, 1997</span> </td> <td><b>Whitaker</b> vs. <b>De La Hoya</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Whitaker_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" title="Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Pound for Pound</a> </td> <td>720,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-3" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-09-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 13, 1997</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Camacho</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Hector_Camacho" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho">Opposites Attack</a> </td> <td>560,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-4" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-12-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 6, 1997</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Rivera</b> </td> <td>Tital Wave </td> <td>240,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-5" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-09-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 18, 1998</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Chavez</b> II </td> <td>Ultimate Revenge </td> <td>525,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-6" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001999-02-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">February 13, 1999</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Quartey</b> </td> <td>The Challenge </td> <td>570,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-7" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001999-09-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 18, 1999</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Trinidad</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Felix_Trinidad" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad">Fight of the Millennium</a> </td> <td>1,400,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-8" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002000-06-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 17, 2000</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Mosley</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Shane_Mosley" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley">Destiny</a> </td> <td>590,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-9" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-06-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 23, 2001</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Castillejo</b> </td> <td>The Quest </td> <td>400,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-10" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-09-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 14, 2002</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Vargas</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Fernando_Vargas" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas">Bad Blood</a> </td> <td>935,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-11" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">13 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002003-05-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 3, 2003</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Campas</b> </td> <td>Night of Champions </td> <td>350,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-12" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002003-09-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 13, 2003</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Mosley</b> II </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Shane_Mosley_II" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II">Redemption</a> </td> <td>950,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-13" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-06-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 4, 2004</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Sturm</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Sturm_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Collision Course</a> </td> <td>380,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-14" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-09-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">September 18, 2004</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Hopkins</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya">History</a> </td> <td>1,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-15" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002006-05-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 6, 2006</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Mayorga</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Mayorga_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricardo Mayorga vs. Oscar De La Hoya">Danger Zone</a> </td> <td>925,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-16" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002007-05-05-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 5, 2007</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Mayweather</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Floyd_Mayweather" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather">The World Awaits</a> </td> <td>2,400,000<sup id="cite_ref-About.com_History_95-17" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-About.com_History-95">[95]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002008-12-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">December 6, 2008</span> </td> <td><b>De La Hoya</b> vs. <b>Pacquiao</b> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Manny_Pacquiao" title="Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao">The Dream Match</a> </td> <td>1,250,000<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-96">[96]</a></sup> </td> <td>HBO </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th colspan="2">Total sales </th> <th>14,090,000 </th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p>Total (approximate) revenue: $700,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya#cite_note-97">[97]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_De_La_Hoya&action=edit§ion=39" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1093669538">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:solid #aaa 1px}.mw-parser-output .portalbox.tleft{margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output 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See also[edit]American Son: My Story, by Oscar De La Hoya, with Steve Springer, HarperCollins via Google Books, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2018.ISBN 978-0-06157310-1 External links[edit]
What are 3 important facts about Oscar De La Hoya?Oscar de la Hoya was born in California on February 4, 1973. His parents migrated from Mexico to the U.S. before he was born. Oscar de la Hoya was born into a family of boxers, and began himself at age 6.. 10 World Titles.. Olympic Gold Medal.. Boxer of the Year (1991). How did Oscar De La Hoya change the world?Oscar De La Hoya is an Olympic gold medalist and a 10-time world champion in six different weight classes, a feat accomplished by no other American boxer. He was The Ring magazine's fighter of the year in 1995, and at one time generated more pay-per-view income than any athlete in history.
What is Hoya known for?One of these plants is our Hoya carnosa, commonly known as hoya, porcelain flower or wax plant. Known for its curving vines stacked with waxy leaves (hence the name), this species of hoya is native to Southeast Asia and Australia.
What is a life lesson Oscar De La Hoya learned?Don't look at the good things we did because that's too easy. Take the bad and what happens in our lives and learn from it."
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