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use mdy dates|date=February 2012Infobox boxer|name = Oscar De La Hoya|image = Oscar De La Hoya at Morongo Casino.jpg|realname = Oscar De La Hoya|nickname = The Golden Boy|spouse = Millie De la Hoya |weight = Super Featherweight Lightweight Light Welterweight Welterweight Light Middleweight Middleweight |height = convert|5|ft|10+1/2|in|m|2|abbr=on|reach = convert|73|in|cm|0|abbr=on|nationality = Americans|American |birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|2|4|birth_place = East Los Angeles, California , USA|home =|style = Orthodox stance|Orthodox |total = 45|wins = 39|KO = 30|losses = 6|draws = 0|no contests = 0 Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973 in East Los Angeles, California ) http://www.answers.com/topic/oscar-de-la-hoya-1 Oscar De La Hoya: Biography from. Answers.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/oscardelahoya.html#axzz0xiFkUQQf Oscar De La Hoya Biography (Boxer) —. Infoplease.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. is a retired Americans|American professional boxing|boxer of Mexicans|Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy," De La Hoya won a Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California)|James A. Garfield High School . De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr. and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers. De La Hoya was The Ring (magazine)|The Ring 's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997 & 1998. De La Hoya officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference held in Los Angeles on April 14, 2009.
De La Hoya has defeated 17 world champions and has won ten world titles in six different Boxing weight classes|weight classes . http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php? l=in& id=8255& cha=5 ESPN Deportes Unveils List of 'Next Hispanic Athletes'. Hispanicprwire.com (2007-03-20). Retrieved on 2012-05-19. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php? human_id=8253& cat=boxer Oscar De La Hoya. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. He has also generated more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport, http://www.point-spreads.com/boxing/042908-oscar-de-la-hoya-vs-steve-forbes-betting-preview.html Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes Betting Preview – Boxing's richest fighter of all-time, Oscar "Th. Point-spreads.com (2008-04-29). Retrieved on 2012-05-19. an estimated $696 million pay-per-view income. http://philboxing.com/news/story-23487.html Bye Bye Golden Boyfriend. Philboxing.com (2009-04-17). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions , a combat sport promotional firm. He is the first American of Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic descent to own a national boxing promotional firm and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active. http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/about/aboutus.htm :: Golden Boy Promotions Inc. ::dead link|date=May 2012
Amateur career
De La Hoya's amateur career included 234 wins, 163 by knockout, with only six losses. Of those six losses, one came at the hands of Shane Mosley . http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/mosely.htm "Sugar" Shane Mosley. Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. In 1989, he won the National Golden Gloves title in the bantamweight division. In 1990, at the age of 17, he won the U.S. National Championship at featherweight and was the youngest U.S. boxer at that year’s Goodwill Games , winning a gold medal. The joy of victory was tempered by the news that his mother, Cecilia, was terminally ill with breast cancer . She died in October 1990, expressing the hope that her son would one day become an Olympic gold medalist.
With the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain , approaching, 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 Cubans|Cuban boxer Julio Gonzalez , De La Hoya defeated Marco Rudolph of Germany to win gold. The U.S. media publicized his quest to fulfill his mother's dying wish and dubbed him with the nickname "The Golden Boy," which has remained with him throughout his career. http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/delahoya_oscar/bio.html Boxing: Fighters: Bio: OSCAR DE LA HOYA. HBO. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/delahoya_o.htm Gale – Free Resources – Hispanic Heritage – Biographies – Oscar De La Hoya. Gale.cengage.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. http://www.successmagazine.com/oscar-de-la-hoya-is-as-good-as-gold/PARAMS/article/794 Oscar de la Hoya is as Good as Gold | SUCCESS Magazine | What Achievers Read. SUCCESS Magazine. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
Professional career
Super Featherweight title
On November 23, 1992, De La Hoya made his professional debut by scoring a first round TKO victory. In his twelfth professional fight, he won his first world title at age 20, stopping Jimmy Bredahl (16–0) in the tenth round to win the World Boxing Organization|WBO Super Featherweight title. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php? human_id=008253& cat=boxer Oscar De La Hoya. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. He defended the title once, stopping Giorgio Campanella (20–0) in three rounds.
Lightweight title
De La Hoya vs. Paez
On July 29, 1994, he knocked out Jorge Páez (53–6–4) in the second round to win the vacant WBO Lightweight title. In his first title defense, he defeated John-John Molina (36–3), who had recently vacated his International Boxing Federation|IBF Super Featherweight title, by unanimous decision. On May 6, 1995, De La Hoya defeated IBF Lightweight Champion Rafael Ruelas (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.
De La Hoya vs. Hernandez
He relinquished the IBF title and defended the WBO title against undefeated Genaro Hernandez (32–0–1), who relinquished the World Boxing Association|WBA Super Featherweight title to fight De La Hoya.Michael Katz http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-07-13/sports/17983745_1_peter-mcneeley-wbc-lightweight-champion-alphabets Oscar Revolts Against the IBF. nydailynews.com (1995-07-13) Hernandez quit after six rounds because of a broken nose. In his sixth and final defense of the WBO lightweight title, he knocked out Jesse James Leija (30–1–2) in two rounds.
Light Welterweight title
De La Hoya vs. Chávez
On June 7, 1996, Oscar De La Hoya fought Mexican legend Julio César Chávez (96–1–1) for the Lineal championship| Lineal & WBC Light Welterweight Championships. 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 a bad cut suffered by Chavez. 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 Miguel Ángel González (boxer)|Miguel Ángel González (41–0–0).
Welterweight title
De La Hoya vs. Whitaker
On March 12, 1997, De La Hoya moved up to the welterweight division and fought Pernell Whitaker (40–1–1).Cite news| url= http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1997/04/11/1997-04-11_big_picture_for_oscar__de_la.html | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=Big Picture For Oscar De La Hoya Image Concerns Arum | date=1997-04-11 | deadurl=yesDead link|date=February 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot The fight proved to be a difficult one. De La Hoya won a disputed twelve round unanimous decision to capture the Lineal Championship|Lineal and World Boxing Council|WBC titles. He also became the Ring Magazine's number one ranked pound-for-pound fighter. http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=-oYfAAAAIBAJ& sjid=hs8EAAAAIBAJ& pg=5032,3563809& dq=oscar+de+la+hoya+whitaker+controversial+decision& hl=en De La Hoya likely to dodge rematch against Whitaker. Herald-Journal April 14, 1997. News.google.com (1997-04-14). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
On September 13, 1997, he defeated Héctor Camacho (63–3–1) by unanimous decision. On September 8, 1998, he 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 Ike Quartey (34–0–1) and won by split decision. He then defeated Oba Carr (48–2–1) by eleventh round TKO.
De La Hoya vs. Trinidad
After seven defenses of his Lineal and WBC Welterweight titles, De La Hoya fought rival and IBF Champion Félix Trinidad (35–0) on September 18, 1999, in one of the biggest pay-per-view events in history, setting a record for a non- heavyweight fight. Oscar handily won the early rounds but faded down the stretch and especially in the championship rounds. De La Hoya virtually gave away the last four rounds of the fight attempting to avoid a late Trinidad rush. 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.
De La Hoya vs. Mosley I
On February 26, 2000, De La Hoya knocked out Derrell Coley (34–1–2) to win the vacant International Boxing Association|IBA Welterweight title. The WBC awarded De La Hoya their welterweight title, which he lost, along with the IBA title, to Shane Mosley (34–0) by a split decision on 17 June 2000, given De La Hoya ther first sound defeat of his pro career. The fight was a disputed decision, with one judge scoring the fight 115–113 for De La Hoya, and the other two scoring it 116–112 and 115–113 for Mosley.
De La Hoya took promoter Bob Arum to court in the fall of 2000, trying to break his contract with the promoter. The courts ruled in favor of the Golden Boy in February 2001. Tempers flared during the battle and reached a low in March 2001, when De La Hoya called Arum racist in a newspaper interview and then apologized for the remarks.
“I don't have blue eyes and I am not white, but a Mexican arriving on the cusp of fame, and that is what they do not support,” De La Hoya told La Opinion in 2001. “Bob Arum's people hope I lose because they can't see a Mexican above them, and also that he defeated one of the biggest Jews to come out of Harvard.”Michael Woods http://web.archive.org/web/20061230125000/ http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/3839/next-foe-hoya-bob-arum/ The Next Foe For De La Hoya: It's Bob Arum. thesweetscience.com (2006-05-25)
De La Hoya vs. Gatti
De La Hoya defeated Arturo Gatti (33–4) by fifth round TKO on March 24, 2001. He then moved up to light middleweight , challenging the Spain|Spanish WBC Light Middleweight Champion Javier Castillejo . De La Hoya dominated 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.
Rivalry with Vargas
De La Hoya did fight for the 15 months and in this time the rivalry between him and WBA and IBA Light Middleweight Champion "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas (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 early 2002, but De La Hoya had to withdraw because of a hand injury.
De La Hoya vs. Vargas
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 stanozolol after the fight.
De La Hoya vs. Mosley II
De La Hoya defended his unified title against Yori Boy Campas (80–5) with a sixth round knockout and 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 many rounds were close. The fight was close and in keeping with past De La Hoya big fights, Oscar would fade late into the fight and Mosley was able to edge out a points win. Mosley was later connected to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative|BALCO Labs BALCO Scandal|steroid scandal . Jeff Novitzky , a lead investigator on the BALCO case, reported that documents seized from the lab show that Mosley received " Tetrahydrogestrinone|the clear " and " the cream ," both designer Anabolic steroid|steroids . Mosley reportedly began his doping regimen prior to his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.Cite news| url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/09/28/mosley/index.html? eref=mostpop | work=CNN | title=BALCO-related claim casts doubt on De La Hoya bout | date=2007-09-28 | accessdate=2010-05-02 Mosley would later admit to using performance-enhancing drugs from Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative|BALCO for this bout, saying he thought they were legal supplements. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story? id=3041449 Mosley admits he unknowingly took BALCO steroids – boxing – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (2007-09-29). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
Moving up to Middleweight
De La Hoya vs. Sturm
De la Hoya next challenged Felix Sturm (20–0) for the WBO Middleweight title on June 5, 2004. 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 controversial. Compubox counted Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792.Chris Gielty http://web.archive.org/web/20090108081953/ http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/701/hoya-gets-decision-but-hopkins-wins/ De La Hoya Gets Decision – But Hopkins Wins | TheSweetScience.com Boxing (2004-06-05)
De La Hoya vs. Hopkins
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 and was considered by many to be the number one pound for pound fighter in the world. Although the fight was at a Weight class#Catchweight classes|catchweight of convert|158|lb|kg, many thought De La Hoya was too small for the weight class and Hopkins was considered a heavy favorite.
Several days before the fight, De la Hoya's hand was cut when his hand wraps were being cut off after training. The cut required eleven stitches.
De La Hoya fought a tactical fight. After eight rounds, De La Hoya was ahead 77–75 on one scorecard. He was behind 78–74 and 79–73 on the other two scorecards. In the ninth round, Hopkins knocked out De La Hoya with a left hook to the body. It was the first time in De La Hoya's career that he was knocked out.
De la Hoya later said he couldn't get up because the pain of a well placed livershot is unbearable. Despite losing, De La Hoya made over $30 million from the fight.
Bob Arum claimed De La Hoya took a dive. It may not have mattered as it appeared Hopkins was going to win this bout one way or another. Like Mosley, Hopkins would get a job with Golden Boy Promotions. http://www.doghouseboxing.com/DHB/KenH0123a08.htm Oscar De La Hoya: Is The Gold Becoming Tarnished? . Doghouseboxing.com (2008-01-23). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
De La Hoya responded, "So now he's going to attack me left and right. He's going to keep saying that I took a dive against Hopkins and that I'm in this only for the money. I can't stop him from saying those things. I think he's hurt. He's hurt because I chose not to stay with him until the end of my career. http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Chee/Chee0517e06.htm De La Hoya has feelings for Arum, Talks about Alleged Dive vs. Hopkins. Doghouseboxing.com (2006-05-17). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
Comeback
De La Hoya vs. Mayorga
De La Hoya took a layoff of 20 months before signing to fight WBC Light Middleweight Champion Ricardo Mayorga (27–5–1). In the buildup to the fight, Mayorga insulted everything from De La Hoya's sexuality to his wife and child, http://www.eastsideboxing.com/index.php? m=200605 Boxing News and Views :: May :: 2006. Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. 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.
The World Awaits
De La Hoya vs. Mayweather
Main|De La Hoya-MayweatherIn early 2007, De La Hoya signed to defend his title against WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (37–0–0). De La Hoya was a two to one underdog in the fight.
The fight took place on May 5, 2007. De La Hoya pressed throughout all the rounds, doing his best when he used his left jab. Mayweather controlled the later rounds and was ultimately rewarded with a split decision victory in front of a sold-out arena at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Chuck Giampi saw the fight 116–112 for Mayweather, while Jerry Roth also scored it for Mayweather at 115–113. Tom Kaczmarcek ruled for De La Hoya 115–113. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning 116–112.
Mayweather dominated the stats, connecting on 207 of his 481 total punches thrown. De La Hoya threw more punches—587—but landed only 122. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing-mayweather-defeats-de-la-hoya-on-split-decision-447715.html Mayweather defeats De La Hoya on split decision
On May 3, 2008, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California , De La Hoya fought Stephen Forbes (boxer)|Steve Forbes (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. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2299363/De-Le-Hoya-defeats-Forbes-with-points-win.html De Le Hoya defeats Forbes with points win. Telegraph. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. He opened a cut near Forbes' eye in the sixth round.Iole, Kevin. (2008-05-03) http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news? slug=ki-roundbyround050308& prov=yhoo& type=lgns De Le Hoya scores unanimous decision – Boxing – Yahoo& #33; Sports. Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
On June 6, 2008, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced his retirement from boxing, effectively ending talk of a rematch.
Main|The Dream MatchDe La Hoya faced Manny Pacquiao (47–3–2) on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas . Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank Boxing|Top Rank, Inc. , the bout was a twelve round non-title fight at the convert|147|lb|kg|adj=on welterweight limit. Although Manny 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. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/columnists/mcguigan/2008/08/30/this-little-and-large-freak-show-makes-me-feel-queasy-115875-20717101 This little and large freak show makes me feel queasy from 30 Aug 2008. mirror.co.uk (2008-08-30). Retrieved on 2012-05-19. However, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach (boxing)|Roach was confident of a victory as he stated that De La Hoya could no longer "pull the trigger" at that stage of his career. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story? id=3742771 Freddie Roach confident he has the plan to shut down Oscar De La Hoya – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (2008-12-04). Retrieved on 2012-05-19. 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 convert|142|lb|kg and De La Hoya convert|145|lb|kg at the official weigh-in on Friday,Cite news| url= http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/12/06/2008-12-06_de_la_hoya_is_golden_boy_no_more-2.html | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=De La Hoya is Golden Boy no more | first=Tim | last=Smith | date=2008-12-09 De La Hoya entered the ring at 147 pounds to Pacquiao's convert|148.5|lb|kg.Cite news| url= http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/07/pacquiao.delahoya.ap/index.html | work=CNN|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20081208001855/ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/07/pacquiao.delahoya.ap/index.html | archivedate=2008-12-08|date=2008-12-07|title=Pacquiao pummels aging De La Hoya
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.Cite news| url= http://web.archive.org/web/20081217042944/ http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-boxing7-2008dec07,0,2656956.story|author=By Kevin Baxter |date=2008-12-07|title=Pacquiao forces De La Hoya to quit | work=Los Angeles Times | accessdate=2010-05-02 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." http://web.archive.org/web/20090223234629/ http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/Otherprosports/200812070006? page=2& build=cache De La Hoya fails to answer bell in welterweight match. The Associated Press (2008-12-07) 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." 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." During the first episode of the HBO 24/7 Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao|Pacquiao–Hatton series, Roach had said he saw Intravenous therapy|IV marks on De La Hoya's arm, pointing out that he needed to be rehydrated surgically as a last resort.
Retirement
De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, ending any speculation about a potential fight with undefeated light middleweight Julio César Chávez Jr .
Life outside the ring
De La Hoya was accused in a lawsuit of rape in 1998. The lawsuit, filed in San Bernardino (Calif.) County Superior Court, alleged that De La Hoya raped a woman, who was 15 at the time, in a hotel room in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in June 1996. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/26/sports/plus-boxing-de-la-hoya-accused-of-rape.html PLUS: BOXING; DE LA HOYA ACCUSED OF RAPE. Nytimes.com (1998-11-26). Retrieved on 2012-05-19. The case was settled out of court in 2001.Evan Hessel http://web.archive.org/web/20100819132842/ http://www.forbes.com/business/free_forbes/2004/0426/120.html Oscar De La Hoya has found a new way to score knockouts—by promoting fights himself. forbes.com (2004-04-26)
In 2000, he released a Grammy Award|Grammy -nominated CD, entitled Oscar De La Hoya . Released through EMI|EMI International . The self-titled CD is a Latin pop album with 13 tracks in both English and Spanish written by Diane Warren and the Bee Gees .
On October 5, 2001, De La Hoya married Millie Corretjer . They have two children together. He also has a daughter, Atiana Cecilia, with Shanna Moakler .
In 2004, he debuted a clothing line of casual, and active-inspired apparel through Mervyns department stores. In the summer of 2004, De La Hoya starred in and hosted a boxing reality television series on Fox and Fox Sports (USA)|Fox Sports Net titled The Next Great Champ . http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php? l=in& id=2890& cha=5 Oscar De La Hoya's ‘The Next Great Champ’ Gets Added Window en Espanol on Fridays. Hispanicprwire.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities. http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2005/april/goldenboy_partners.html :: Golden Boy Promotions Inc. ::. Goldenboypromotions.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
In September, 2007, De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Enterprises acquired The Ring (magazine)|The Ring , KO Magazine , World Boxing Magazine and Pro Wrestling Illustrated from Kappa Publishing Group . http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php? p=12390& more=1 Golden Boy Enterprises Acquires The Ring Magazine, KO and World Boxing. Eastsideboxing.com (2007-09-13). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
In late 2007, photographs featuring De La Hoya cross-dressed in company of a woman not his wife were posted on a tabloid journalism|tabloid website and received extensive publicity across the internet. De la Hoya has denied the authenticity of the photos. His lawyer stated, "The photographs depicting Mr. De La Hoya's image that were posted online today by an obscure paparazzi Web site are fake. Many of the Web site's viewers (as reflected in postings on the site) identified the photos as 'a really bad photoshop job.' Unfortunately, with today's technology, anyone can make any photo seem like something other than it is." http://web.archive.org/web/20100729184434/ http://www.etonline.com/news/2007/09/54224/index.html Oscar De La Hoya's Attorney Speaks Out. etonline.com (2007–09) 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.Cite news| url= http://www.nypost.com/seven/09252007/gossip/pagesix/de_la_hoya_strippers_remorse.htm | work=New York Post | title=De La Hoya Stripper's Remorse | date=2007-09-25 However, in May 2008, Dravnel sued De La Hoya for slander, but she dropped the lawsuit after experts determined the photographs had been digitally doctored.Cite news| url= http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/06/10/2008-06-10_pix_fixed_so_stripper_drops_oscar_de_la_.html | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=Pix fixed, so stripper drops Oscar De La Hoya suit | first=Thomas | last=Zambito | date=2008-06-09 However, in De La Hoya's August 2011 interview with Univision , he confirmed that it was indeed him in the leaked 2007 photos.Cite news| url= http://www.boxingscene.com/de-la-hoya-comes-clean-on-infamous-photos---43236 | location=New York | work=Boxing Scene | title=De La Hoya Comes Clean on "The Infamous Photos" | first= Chris | last= LaBate | date=2011-09-05 In a related event, model Angelica Marie Cecora also announced she would sue De La Hoya after an alleged drug-fueled romp at the Ritz-Carlton in Midtown, on March 15, 2011, where she says he went wild with drugs, booze, sex toys and cross-dressing antics. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/oscar_cU5QAgvsCVloCxkQ1zTrRL NY Post story: Wild new revelations of coke, booze & more panty parties by Emily Smith, 10 November 2011
On May 1, 2007, the Staples Center sports arena announced that a convert|7|ft|m|adj=on bronze statue of Oscar De La Hoya would join similar tributes to Los Angeles sports stars Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.Cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-statue1-2008may01,1,4074634.story | work=Los Angeles Times | title=De La Hoya statue set for Staples | first=Lance | last=Pugmire | date=2008-05-01 | accessdate=2010-05-02 The statue was unveiled on December 2, 2008.Cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke2-2008dec02,0,1610691.column | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Statue takes liberty | first=Bill | last=Plaschke | date=2008-12-02 | accessdate=2010-05-02
In February, 2008, Golden Boy acquired a 25% stake of Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo , along with Brener International Group . http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news? slug=txdynamodelahoya& prov=st& type=lgns De La Hoya secures Dynamo deal – MLS – Yahoo& #33; Sports. Sports.yahoo.com (2008-02-29). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
De La Hoya started a charitable foundation to help underprivileged youth to education. In 2008, he donated $3.5 million to the De La Hoya Animo Charter High School.cite web|url= http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2008/06/23/20080623oscar.html|title= A Oscar De La Hoya gives $3.5M to LA charter schools |accessdate=2008-06-20|date=2008-06-23
In June 2008, De La Hoya published his autobiography entitled "American Son" . http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25062016/ ‘American Son,’ by Oscar De La Hoya – Biography and memoirs – MSNBC.com. MSNBC (2008-06-09). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
He is a member of the 2008 United States Olympic Hall of Fame . http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/ Hof Polls | Team USA. U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
Oscar De La Hoya is on the front covers of the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP versions of EASports' Fight Night Round 3 . http://web.archive.org/web/20100723104010/ http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/e/easportsfightnightround3xbox360/20060227-oscardelahoyainterview.htm Oscar De La Hoya Interview. xbox.com (2006-02-27)
In 2008, De La Hoya starred in a commercial alongside several Mexican boxing champions for Pronosticos lottery in Mexico. The 300 film| 300 film inspired commercial featured the Mexican champions battling giants and other large creatures. http://www.pronosticos.gob.mx/Pages/Inicio.aspx
In early 2011, De La Hoya visited U.S. military personnel in Kuwait and Iraq under the auspices of the USO , holding boxing clinics and greeting the troops.
In May 2011, De La Hoya acknowledged he has a problem, but the nature of the issue was not revealed. "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 Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for his alcoholism. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story? id=6574179 Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya enters rehab in California – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (2011-05-22). Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
Amateur highlights
MedalTopMedalSport|Men's Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing MedalGold| Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona | Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics#Lightweight (– 60 kg)|Lightweight MedalBottom
1989 Gold Medalist National Golden Gloves
1990 Gold Medalist US National Championships
1990 Gold Medalist Goodwill Games
1991 Gold Medalist US National Championships
1991 Gold Medalist US Olympic Festival
1992 Gold Medalist World Championships Challenge
1992 Gold Medalist Olympic Games http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/delahoya_oscar/bio.html Boxing: People. HBO. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
Amateur record: 224–5
Professional boxing record
S-start| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"| 39 Wins (30 knockouts, 9 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 0 Draws http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php? human_id=008253& cat=boxer Professional Boxing Record. Boxrec. Retrieved on 2012-05-19. |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Opponnent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Round | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "| Notes |- align=center |no2Loss||39–6||align=left|Flag icon|Philippines Manny Pacquiao | Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao|TKO ||8 small|(12)||small|2008-12-06|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Non-title welterweight fight.|- align=center |yes2Win||39–5||align=left|Flag icon|USA Stephen Forbes (boxer)|Stevie Forbes |UD||12||small|2008-05-03|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Home Depot Center , Carson, California|Carson , California |align=left|small|Non-title fight at 150-pound catch weight .|- align=center |no2Loss||38–5||align=left|Flag icon|USA Floyd Mayweather, Jr.|Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather|SD ||12||small|2007-05-05|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Lost World Boxing Council|WBC Light Middleweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||38–4||align=left|Flag icon|Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga |TKO||6 small|(12)||small|2006-05-06|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Won World Boxing Council|WBC Light Middleweight title.|- align=center |no2Loss||37–4||align=left|Flag icon|USA Bernard Hopkins |small|KO||9 small|(12)||small|2004-09-18|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Lost World Boxing Organization|WBO Middleweight title. For World Boxing Council|WBC , World Boxing Association|WBA (Super) , International Boxing Federation|IBF & The Ring (magazine)|The Ring Middleweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||37–3||align=left|Flag icon|Germany Felix Sturm |UD||12||small|2004-06-05|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Won World Boxing Organization|WBO Middleweight title.|- align=center |no2Loss||36–3||align=left|Flag icon|USA Shane Mosley |UD||12||small|2003-09-13|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Lost World Boxing Council|WBC , World Boxing Association|WBA (Super) , International Boxing Association|IBA & The Ring (magazine)|The Ring Light Middleweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||36–2||align=left|Flag icon|Mexico Luis Ramon Campas |TKO||7 small|(12)||small|2003-05-03|align=left|small|Flag icon|USAMandalay Bay Resort & Casino , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC , World Boxing Association|WBA (Super) & The Ring (magazine)|The Ring Light Middleweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||35–2||align=left|Flag icon|USAFernando Vargas |TKO||11 small|(12)||small|2002-09-14|align=left|small|Flag icon|USAMandalay Bay Resort & Casino , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & won World Boxing Association|WBA (Super) , International Boxing Association|IBA & vacant The Ring (magazine)|The Ring Light Middleweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||34–2||align=left|Flag icon|SpainJavier Castillejo |UD||12||small|2001-06-23|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Won World Boxing Council|WBC Light Middleweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||33–2 |align=left|Flag icon|Canada Arturo Gatti |TKO||5 small|(10)||small|2001-03-24|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |no2Loss||32–2||align=left|Flag icon|USA Shane Mosley |SD||12||small|2000-06-17|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Staples Center , Los Angeles , California |align=left|small|Lost World Boxing Council|WBC & International Boxing Association|IBA Welterweight titles.|- align=center |colspan=8|De La Hoya was awarded vacant World Boxing Council|WBC Welterweight title on March 4, 2000. |- align=center |yes2Win||32–1||align=left|Flag icon|USA Derrell Coley |KO||7 small|(12)||small|2000-02-26|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Madison Square Garden , New York City|New York , New York |align=left|small|Won vacant International Boxing Association|IBA Welterweight title.|- align=center |no2Loss||31–1||align=left|Flag icon|Puerto Rico Felix Trinidad | Fight of the Millennium|MD ||12||small|1999-09-18|align=left|small|Flag icon|USAMandalay Bay Resort & Casino , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Lost World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles. For International Boxing Federation|IBF Welterweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||31–0||align=left|Flag icon|USA Oba Carr |TKO||11 small|(12)||small|1999-05-22|align=left|small|Flag icon|USAMandalay Bay Resort & Casino , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||30–0||align=left|Flag icon|Ghana Ike Quartey |SD||12||small|1999-02-13|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||29–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Mexico Julio César Chávez |RTD||8 small|(12)||small|1998-09-18|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||28–0 |align=left|Flag icon|France Patrick Charpentier |TKO||3 small|(12)||small|1998-06-13|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Sun Bowl , El Paso, Texas|El Paso , Texas |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||27–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Puerto Rico Wilfredo Rivera |TKO||8 small|(12)||small|1997-12-06|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Caesars Atlantic City|Caesar's Atlantic City , Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City , New Jersey |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||26–0||align=left|Flag icon|Puerto Rico Héctor Camacho |UD||12||small|1997-09-13|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||25–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Kenya David Kamau |KO|||2 small|(12)||small|1997-06-14|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Alamodome , San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio , Texas |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||24–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Pernell Whitaker |UD||12||small|1997-04-12|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Won World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||23–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Mexico Miguel Ángel González (boxer)|Miguel Ángel González |UD||12||small|1997-01-18|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Light Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||22–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Mexico Julio César Chávez |TKO||4 small|(12)||small|1996-06-07|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Caesars Palace|Caesar's Palace , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Won World Boxing Council|WBC & Lineal championship|Lineal Light Welterweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||21–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Darryl Tyson |KO||2 small|(10)||small|1996-02-09|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Caesars Palace|Caesar's Palace , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||20–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USAJesse James Leija |TKO||2 small|(12)||small|1995-12-15|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Madison Square Garden , New York City|New York , New York |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO Lightweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||19–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Genaro Hernandez |RTD||6 small|(12)||small|1995-09-09|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Caesars Palace|Caesar's Palace , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO Lightweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||18–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Rafael Ruelas |TKO||2 small|(12)||small|1995-05-06|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Caesars Palace|Caesar's Palace , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO & won International Boxing Federation|IBF Lightweight titles.|- align=center |yes2Win||17–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Puerto Rico John John Molina |UD||12||small|1995-02-18|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO Lightweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||16–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA John Avila |TKO||9 small|(12)||small|1994-12-10|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Grand Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , California |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO Lightweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||15–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Carl Griffith |TKO||3 small|(12)||small|1994-11-18|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO Lightweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||14–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Mexico Jorge Páez |KO||2 small|(12)||small|1994-07-29|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Won vacant World Boxing Organization|WBO Lightweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||13–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Italy Giorgio Campanella |TKO||3 small|(12)||small|1994-05-27|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left|small|Retained World Boxing Organization|WBO Super Featherweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||12–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Denmark Jimmi Bredahl|Jimmy Bredahl |RTD||10 small|(12)||small|1994-03-05|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Grand Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , California |align=left|small|Won World Boxing Organization|WBO Super Featherweight title.|- align=center |yes2Win||11–0 |align=left|Flag icon|Mexico Narciso Valenzuela |KO||1 small|(10)||small|1993-10-30|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA America West Arena , Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix , Arizona |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||10–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Angelo Nunez |RTD||4 small|(10)||small|1993-08-27|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Beverly Wilshire Hotel , Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills , California |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||9–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Renaldo Carter |TKO||6 small|(10)||small|1993-08-14|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis , Hancock County, Mississippi|Hancock , Mississippi |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||8–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Troy Dorsey |RTD||1 small|(10)||small|1993-06-07|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||7–0 |align=left|Flag icon|El Salvador Frank Avelar |TKO||4 small|(10)||small|1993-05-08|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa|Caesars Tahoe , Stateline, Nevada|Stateline , Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||6–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Mike Grable |UD||8||small|1993-04-06|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Blue Cross Arena , Rochester, New York|Rochester , New York |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||5–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Jeff Mayweather |TKO||4 small|(8)||small|1993-03-13|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Nevada |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||4–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Curtis Strong |TKO||4 small|(6)||small|1993-02-06|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA San Diego Sports Arena , San Diego, California|San Diego , California |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||3–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Paris Alexander |TKO||2 small|(6)||small|1993-01-03|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Hollywood Palladium , Los Angeles , California |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||2–0 |align=left|Flag icon|USA Clifford Hicks |KO||1 small|(6)||small|1992-12-12|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA America West Arena , Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix , Arizona |align=left| |- align=center |yes2Win||1–0||align=left|Flag icon|USA Lamar Williams |KO||1 small|(6)||small|1992-11-23|align=left|small|Flag icon|USA Great Western Forum , Inglewood, California|Inglewood , California |align=left|small|Oscar's professional debut.S-end
Titles in boxing
Major World Titles:
World Boxing Organization|WBO List of WBO world champions#Super featherweight|Super Featherweight Champion (130& nbsp;lbs)
World Boxing Organization|WBO List of WBO world champions#Lightweight|Lightweight Champion (135& nbsp;lbs)
International Boxing Federation|IBF List of IBF world champions#Lightweight|Lightweight Champion (135& nbsp;lbs)
World Boxing Council|WBC List of WBC world champions#Junior welterweight|Light Welterweight Champion (140& nbsp;lbs)
World Boxing Council|WBC List of WBC world champions#Welterweight|Welterweight Champion (147& nbsp;lbs)
World Boxing Council|WBC List of WBC world champions#Super welterweight|Light Middleweight Champion (154& nbsp;lbs)
World Boxing Association|WBA (Super) List of WBA world champions#Super welterweight|Light Middleweight Champion (154& nbsp;lbs)
World Boxing Organization|WBO List of WBO world champions#Middleweight|Middleweight Champion (160& nbsp;lbs)
(2) World Boxing Council|WBC List of WBC world champions#Super welterweight|Light Middleweight Champion (154& nbsp;lbs)
Minor World Titles:
International Boxing Association|IBA Welterweight Champion (147& nbsp;lbs)
International Boxing Association|IBA Light Middleweight Champion (154& nbsp;lbs)
The Ring (magazine)|The Ring / Lineal Championship Titles:
S-startS-ach|awSuccession box|before= Roy Jones Jr. | title= Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | years= 1995 | after= Evander Holyfield Succession box|before= George Foreman | title= Edward J. Neil Trophy|BWAA Fighter of the Year | after= Evander Holyfield | years=1995 S-sportsSuccession box|before= Andreas Zülow | title= Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics#Lightweight (– 60 kg)|Olympic Lightweight Boxing Gold Medalist | years= August 1992| after= Hocine Soltani Succession box|before= Jimmi Bredahl | title= World Boxing Organization|WBO List of super featherweight boxing champions|Super Featherweight champion | years= 5 March 1994 – 1994 Vacates title| after= Regilio Tuur Succession box|before= Giovanni Parisi Vacated| | title= World Boxing Organization|WBO List of lightweight boxing champions|Lightweight Champion | years= 29 July 1994 – 1996 Vacates title| after= Artur Grigorian Succession box|before= Rafael Ruelas | title= International Boxing Federation|IBF List of lightweight boxing champions|Lightweight Champion | years= 6 May 1995 – July 1995 Stripped of title| after= Philip Holiday s-bef | before= Julio César Chávez s-ttl | title= World Boxing Council|WBC List of light welterweight boxing champions|Light Welterweight Champion Lineal Championship|Lineal Light Welterweight|Light Welterweight Champion |years=7 June 1996 – 1997 Vacates titleS-aft | after= Kostya Tszyu s-bef | before= Pernell Whitaker s-ttl | title= World Boxing Council|WBC List of welterweight boxing champions|Welterweight Champion Lineal Championship|Lineal Welterweight|Welterweight Champion |years=12 April 1997 – 18 September 1999S-aft | after= Félix Trinidad S-bef| before = Félix Trinidad VacatedS-ttl| title = World Boxing Council|WBC List of welterweight boxing champions|Welterweight Champion | years = 3 March 2000 – 17 June 2000 S-aft| rows=4 |after = Shane Mosley S-bef| before = Javier Castillejo S-ttl| title = World Boxing Council|WBC List of super welterweight boxing champions|Light Middleweight Champion | years = 23 June 2001 – 13 September 2003 |- s-vac | reason=(unified against Fernando Vargas )|S-ttl| title = World Boxing Association|WBA List of light middleweight boxing champions|Light Middleweight Super Champion | years = 14 September 2002 – 13 September 2003 S-bef| before = Thomas Hearns VacatedS-ttl| title = The Ring (magazine)|The Ring List of The Ring world champions#Junior Middleweight|Light Middleweight Champion | years = 14 September 2002 – 13 September 2003 Succession box|before= Felix Sturm | title= WBO List of middleweight boxing champions|Middleweight Champion | years= 5 June 2004 – 18 September 2004 | after= Bernard Hopkins Succession box|before= Ricardo Mayorga | title= World Boxing Council|WBC List of super welterweight boxing champions|Light Middleweight Champion | years= 6 May 2006 – 5 May 2007 | after= Floyd Mayweather, Jr. S-end Footer Olympic Champions Boxing LightweightHouston Dynamo Persondata | NAME =De La Hoya, Oscar | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Boxer | DATE OF BIRTH =1973-02-04 | PLACE OF BIRTH =East Los Angeles, California | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:De La Hoya, Oscar Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:American boxers of Mexican descent Category:Middleweight boxers Category:Boxing promoters Category:Boxers from California Category:Major League Soccer executives Category:Olympic boxers of the United States Category:Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:International Boxing Federation Champions Category:World Boxing Association Champions Category:World Boxing Council Champions Category:World Boxing Organization Champions Category:Welterweight boxers Category:World boxing champions Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
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