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The Golden Boy
39-6-0
W-L-D
Boxing
Super featherweight
Lightweight
Light welterweight
Welterweight
Light middleweight
Middleweight
Height: 5ft 10,5in
(179cm)
Stance:
Orthodox
FEB. 4, 1973
USA
Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 29th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. De La Hoya was nicknamed “The Golden Boy of boxing” by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly “set a sport back on its feet.”
Won 39 (KOs 30) | Lost 6 (KOs 2)
Drawn 0 | Bouts 45
Rounds 308 | Debut 1992-11-23
45 Loss (39-6) vs Manny Pacquiao
RTD 8 (12), 3:00 | Dec 6, 2008
44 Win (39-5) vs Steve Forbes
UD 12 | May 3, 2008
43 Loss (38-5) vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.
SD 12 | May 5, 2007
Lost WBC light middleweight title
42 Win (38-4) vs Ricardo Mayorga
TKO 6 (12), 1:25 | May 6, 2006
Won WBC light middleweight title
41 Loss (37-4) vs Bernard Hopkins
KO 9 (12), 1:38 | Sep 18, 2004
Lost WBO middleweight title, for WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles
40 Win (37-3) vs Felix Sturm
UD 12 | Jun 5, 2004
Won WBO middleweight title
39 Loss (36-3) vs Shane Mosley
UD 12 | Sep 13, 2003
Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight titles
38 Win (36-2) vs Yori Boy Campas
TKO 7 (12), 2:54 | May 3, 2003
Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight titles
37 Win (35-2) vs Fernando Vargas
TKO 11 (12), 1:48 | Sep 14, 2002
Retained WBC light middleweight title, won WBA (Super), IBA, and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
36 Win (34-2) vs Javier Castillejo
UD 12 | Jun 23, 2001
Won WBC light middleweight title
35 Win (33-2) vs Arturo Gatti
TKO 5 (12), 1:16 | Mar 24, 2001
34 Loss (32-2) vs Shane Mosley
SD 12 | Jun 17, 2000
Lost WBC and IBA welterweight titles
33 Win (32-1) vs Derrell Coley
KO 7 (12), 3:00 | Feb 26, 2000
Won vacant IBA welterweight title
32 Loss (31-1) vs Félix Trinidad
MD 12 | Sep 18, 1999
Lost WBC welterweight title, for IBF welterweight title
31 Win (31-0) vs Oba Carr
TKO 11 (12), 0:55 | May 22, 1999
Retained WBC welterweight title
30 Win (30-0) vs Ike Quartey
SD 12 | Feb 13, 1999
Retained WBC welterweight title
29 Win (29-0) vs Julio César Chávez
RTD 8 (12), 3:00 | Sep 18, 1998
Retained WBC welterweight title
28 Win (28-0) vs Patrick Charpentier
TKO 3 (12), 1:56 | Jun 13, 1998
Retained WBC welterweight title
27 Win (27-0) vs Wilfredo Rivera
TKO 8 (12), 2:48 | Dec 6, 1997
Retained WBC welterweight title
26 Win (26-0) vs Héctor Camacho
UD 12 | Sep 13, 1997
Retained WBC welterweight title
25 Win (25-0) vs David Kamau
KO 2 (12), 2:54 | Jun 14, 1997
Retained WBC welterweight title
24 Win (24-0) vs Pernell Whitaker
UD 12 | Apr 12, 1997
Won WBC welterweight title
23 Win (23-0) vs Miguel Ángel González
UD 12 | Jan 18, 1997
Retained WBC super lightweight title
22 Win (22-0) vs Julio César Chávez
TKO 4 (12), 2:37 | Jun 7, 1996
Won WBC super lightweight title
21 Win (21-0) vs Darryl Tyson
KO 2 (10), 2:38 | Feb 29, 1996
20 Win (20-0) vs Jesse James Leija
RTD 2 (12), 3:00 | Dec 15, 1995
Retained WBO lightweight title
19 Win (19-0) vs Genaro Hernández
RTD 6 (12), 3:00 | Sep 9, 1995
Retained WBO lightweight title
18 Win (18-0) vs Rafael Ruelas
TKO 2 (12), 1:43 | May 6, 1995
Retained WBO lightweight title, won IBF lightweight title
17 Win (17-0) vs John John Molina
UD 12 | Feb 18, 1995
Retained WBO lightweight title
16 Win (16-0) vs John Avila
TKO 9 (12), 1:07 | Dec 10, 1994
Retained WBO lightweight title
15 Win (15-0) vs Carl Griffith
TKO 3 (12), 1:02 | Nov 18, 1994
Retained WBO lightweight title
14 Win (14-0) vs Jorge Páez
KO 2 (12), 0:39 | Jul 29, 1994
Won vacant WBO lightweight title
13 Win (13-0) vs Giorgio Campanella
TKO 3 (12), 2:22 | May 27, 1994
Retained WBO junior lightweight title
12 Win (12-0) vs Jimmi Bredahl
RTD 10 (12), 3:00 | Mar 5, 1994
Won WBO junior lightweight title
11 Win (11-0) vs Narciso Valenzuela
KO 1 (10), 2:25 | Oct 30, 1993
10 Win (10-0) vs Angelo Nunez
RTD 4 (10), 3:00 | Aug 27, 1993
9 Win (9-0) vs Renaldo Carter
TKO 6 (10), 2:10 | Aug 14, 1993
8 Win (8-0) vs Troy Dorsey
RTD 1 (10), 3:00 | Jun 7, 1993
7 Win (7-0) vs Frank Avelar
TKO 4 (10), 2:00 | May 8, 1993
6 Win (6-0) vs Mike Grable
UD 8 | Apr 6, 1993
5 Win (5-0) vs Jeff Mayweather
TKO 4 (8), 1:35 | Mar 13, 1993
4 Win (4-0) vs Curtis Strong
TKO 4 (6), 1:40 | Feb 6, 1993
3 Win (3-0) vs Paris Alexander
TKO 2 (6), 1:52 | Jan 3, 1993
2 Win (2-0) vs Clifford Hicks
KO 1 (6), 1:17 | Dec 12, 1992
1 Win (1-0) vs Lamar Williams
KO 1 (6), 2:12 | Nov 23, 1992
De La Hoya was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. De La Hoya generated approximately $700 million in pay-per-view income, making him the top pay-per-view earner before being surpassed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. He announced his retirement as a fighter in 2009, following a professional career spanning 16 years.
In 2002, De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combat sport promotional firm that also owns a 25% stake in the Houston Dynamo. 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. In 2018, he began promoting MMA matches as well, beginning with a 2018 trilogy bout between long-time rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, with the inaugural Golden Boy MMA event taking place on November 24, 2018.
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.
Coverphoto: U.S. Navy photo (Released), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons