Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya
De La Hoya in 2011
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Golden Boy
Rated at	Super featherweight Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Nationality	American Mexican[1]
Born	February 4, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	39
Wins by KO	30
Losses	6
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Lightweight Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Featherweight

Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973)^[2][3] is a former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the lightweight division shortly after graduating from James A. Garfield High School.

He was born in Los Angeles, California, and comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr. and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers. De La Hoya was named Fighter of the Year by the The Ring magazine in 1995, and was their top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. He officially announced his retirement in 2009, after a professional career spanning sixteen years.

As a professional, De La Hoya won ten world titles in six different weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes.^[4][5][6] He also 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. In 2002, De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combat sport promotional firm. 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.^[7]

Amateur career

De La Hoya's amateur career included 234 wins, 163 by knockout, and six losses. Of those six losses, two came at the hands of Shane Mosley.^[8] 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 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 Mexican boxer Julio Gonzalez, De La Hoya defeated German boxer Marco Rudolph 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.^[9][10][11]

Highlights

• 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
• 1992 Gold Medalist Olympic Games^[12]
• Amateur record: 227–3 (unofficial)

Professional career

Super featherweight

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 WBO super featherweight title.^[13] He defended the title once, stopping Giorgio Campanella (20–0) in three rounds.

Lightweight

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 IBF Super Featherweight title, by unanimous decision.

De La Hoya vs. Ruelas unification

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.

He relinquished the IBF title and defended the WBO title against undefeated Genaro Hernández (32–0–1), who relinquished the WBA super-featherweight title to fight De La Hoya.^[14] 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 three rounds.

Light welterweight

Chávez vs. De La Hoya

On June 7, 1996, Oscar De La Hoya fought Mexican legend Julio César Chávez (96–1–1) for the lineal and WBC light welterweight championship.^[15] 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 (41–0–0).

Welterweight

Whitaker vs. De La Hoya

On June 12, 1997, De La Hoya moved up to the welterweight division and fought Pernell Whitaker (40–1–1).^[16] The fight proved to be a difficult one. De La Hoya won a disputed twelve round unanimous decision to capture the lineal and WBC titles.^[17] He also became the Ring Magazine's number one ranked pound-for-pound fighter.^[18]

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 a somewhat disputable split decision. De La Hoya was knocked down once in the fight, while Quartey was down twice.^[19] He then defeated Oba Carr (48–2–1) by eleventh-round TKO.

De La Hoya vs. Trinidad unification

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 dominated the vast majority of the first nine rounds, staying 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.

De La Hoya vs. Mosley

On February 26, 2000, De La Hoya knocked out Derrell Coley (34–1–2) in a WBC eliminator. The WBC awarded De La Hoya their welterweight title, which he lost, to Shane Mosley (34–0) by a split decision on 17 June 2000, giving De La Hoya the 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 De La Hoya 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."^[20]

De La Hoya defeated Arturo Gatti (33–4) by fifth-round TKO on March 24, 2001.

Light middleweight

He then moved up to light middleweight, challenging the lineal and WBC champion Javier Castillejo.^[21] 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 Fernando Vargas

De La Hoya did not fight for the 15 months and in this time the rivalry between him and WBA 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.

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 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 BALCO Labs steroid scandal. Jeff Novitzky, a lead investigator on the BALCO case, reported that documents seized from the lab show that Mosley received "the clear" and "the cream," both designer steroids. Mosley reportedly began his doping regimen prior to his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.^[22] Mosley would later admit to using performance-enhancing drugs from BALCO for this bout, saying he thought they were legal supplements.^[23]

Middleweight

Sturm vs. De La Hoya

De la Hoya next challenged Felix Sturm (20–0) for the WBO middleweight title on June 5, 2004, with the winner also getting a shot at the undisputed world middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins. 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 & Quartey fights were considered close bouts that could've gone either way or called a draw, the feeling from most is that De La Hoya flat-out lost to Sturm. Compubox counted Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792.^[24] There had been some rumblings throughout the boxing community that the decision was 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.^[25][26] Iain Darke of Sky Sports 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.^[27] 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.^[28]

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, was recognized as lineal and The Ring champion, and was considered by many to be the number one pound for pound fighter in the world. Although the fight was at a catchweight of 158 pounds (72 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. Although it may not have mattered as it appeared Hopkins was going to win the bout one way or another. Like Mosley, Hopkins would get a job with Golden Boy Promotions.^[29]

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.^[30]

Comeback

De La Hoya vs. Mayorga

De La Hoya took a layoff of 20 months before signing to fight WBC light middleweight titleholder 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,^[31] 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.^[31]

De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Jr.

In 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.

Although Oscar was the obvious aggressor, chasing Mayweather and throwing many combinations, Mayweather dominated the stats, according to Compubox, connecting on 207 of his 481 total punches thrown. De La Hoya threw more punches—587—but landed only 122.^[32]

On May 3, 2008, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, De La Hoya fought 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.^[33] He opened a cut near Forbes' eye in the sixth round.^[34]

On June 6, 2008, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced his retirement from boxing, effectively ending talk of a rematch.

De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao

De La Hoya in 2008

De La Hoya faced Manny Pacquiao (47–3–2) on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout was a twelve-round, non-title fight at the 147-pound (67 kg) 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.^[35] However, Pacquiao's trainer 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.^[36] 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,^[37] De La Hoya entered the ring at 147 pounds to Pacquiao's 148.5 pounds (67.4 kg).^[38]

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.^[39] 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."^[40] 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."^[37] 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 Pacquiao–Hatton series, Roach had said he saw 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 Julio César Chávez Jr.

Personal life

In 2000, he released a Grammy-nominated CD, entitled Oscar De La Hoya. Released through 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: Oscar Gabriel de la Hoya (born December 29, 2005) and Nina Lauren Nenitte de la Hoya (born December 29, 2007).^[41] He also has three other children from previous relationships: a son Jacob (born February 18, 1998) with Toni Alvarado, a son Devon (born November 30, 1998) with Angelique McQueen and a daughter Atiana Cecilia (born March 29, 1999) with Shanna Moakler.^[42][43][44]

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."^[1]

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 Net titled The Next Great Champ.^[45]

In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities.^[46]

This fictional picture book was the 2007 Bilingual Children's Picture Book of the year.

In 2006, De La Hoya authorized a children's picture book titled Super Oscar^[47] published by Simon & Schuster and released in his name. The book was written by noted children's author Mark Shulman and illustrated by children's 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. Super Oscar was selected as the winner of the 2007 Latino Book Awards Best Bilingual Children's Picture Book of the year.^[48]

In September, 2007, De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Enterprises acquired The Ring, KO Magazine, and World Boxing Magazine from Kappa Publishing Group.^[49]

On May 1, 2007, the Staples Center sports arena announced that a 7-foot (2.1 m) 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.^[50] The statue was unveiled on December 2, 2008.^[51]

De La Hoya in 2010.

In February, 2008, Golden Boy acquired a 25% stake of Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo, along with Brener International Group.^[52]

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.^[53]

In June 2008, De La Hoya published his autobiography entitled "American Son".^[54]

He is a member of the 2008 United States Olympic Hall of Fame.^[55]

Oscar De La Hoya is on the front covers of the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP versions of EASports' Fight Night Round 3.^[56]

In 2008, De La Hoya starred in a commercial alongside several Mexican boxing champions for Pronosticos lottery in Mexico. The 300 film inspired commercial featured the Mexican champions battling giants and other large creatures.^[57]

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.

Controversies

Rape allegation

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.^[58] The case was settled out of court in 2001.^[59]

Cross dressing

In late 2007, photographs featuring De La Hoya cross-dressed in company of a woman not his wife were posted on a 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."^[60] 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.^[61] However, in May 2008, Dravnel sued De La Hoya for slander, but she dropped the lawsuit after experts suggested the photographs had been digitally doctored.^[62] However, in De La Hoya's August 2011 interview with Univision, he confirmed that it was indeed him in the leaked 2007 photos.^[63]

Substance abuse

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.^[64]

In September 2013, just a few days before the Golden Boy promoted match of Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez, De La Hoya announced that he was returning to a drug and alcohol treatment facility thus missing the biggest fight of his young fighter's career.^[65]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
45 fights	39 wins	6 losses
By knockout	30	2
By decision	9	4

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
45	Loss	39–6	Manny Pacquiao	RTD	8 (12), 3:00	Dec 6, 2008	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
44	Win	39–5	Steve Forbes	UD	12	May 3, 2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
43	Loss	38–5	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	SD	12	May 5, 2007	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC light middleweight title
42	Win	38–4	Ricardo Mayorga	TKO	6 (12), 1:25	May 6, 2006	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC light middleweight title
41	Loss	37–4	Bernard Hopkins	KO	9 (12)	Sep 18, 2004	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBO middleweight title; For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring, and lineal middleweight titles
40	Win	37–3	Felix Sturm	UD	12	Jun 5, 2004	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBO middleweight title
39	Loss	36–3	Shane Mosley	UD	12	Sep 13, 2003	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles
38	Win	36–2	Yori Boy Campas	TKO	7 (12), 2:54	May 3, 2003	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles
37	Win	35–2	Fernando Vargas	TKO	11 (12), 1:48	Sep 14, 2002	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal light middleweight titles; Won WBA (Super), IBA, and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
36	Win	34–2	Javier Castillejo	UD	12	Jun 23, 2001	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC and lineal light middleweight titles
35	Win	33–2	Arturo Gatti	TKO	5 (12), 1:16	Mar 24, 2001	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
34	Loss	32–2	Shane Mosley	SD	12	Jun 17, 2000	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lost IBA welterweight title; For vacant WBC and lineal welterweight titles
33	Win	32–1	Derrell Coley	KO	7 (12), 3:00	Feb 26, 2000	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won vacant IBA welterweight title
32	Loss	31–1	Félix Trinidad	MD	12	Sep 18, 1999	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC and lineal welterweight titles; For IBF welterweight title
31	Win	31–0	Oba Carr	TKO	11 (12), 0:55	May 22, 1999	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
30	Win	30–0	Ike Quartey	SD	12	Feb 13, 1999	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
29	Win	29–0	Julio César Chávez	RTD	8 (12), 3:00	Sep 18, 1998	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
28	Win	28–0	Patrick Charpentier	TKO	3 (12), 1:56	Jun 13, 1998	Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
27	Win	27–0	Wilfredo Rivera	TKO	8 (12), 2:48	Dec 6, 1997	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
26	Win	26–0	Hector Camacho	UD	12	Sep 13, 1997	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
25	Win	25–0	David Kamau	KO	2 (12), 2:54	Jun 14, 1997	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
24	Win	24–0	Pernell Whitaker	UD	12	Apr 12, 1997	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC and lineal welterweight titles
23	Win	23–0	Miguel Ángel González	UD	12	Jan 18, 1997	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal light welterweight titles
22	Win	22–0	Julio César Chávez	TKO	4 (12), 2:37	Jun 7, 1996	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC and lineal light welterweight titles
21	Win	21–0	Darryl Tyson	KO	2 (10), 2:38	Feb 29, 1996	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
20	Win	20–0	Jesse James Leija	RTD	2 (12), 3:00	Dec 15, 1995	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBO lightweight title
19	Win	19–0	Genaro Hernández	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	Sep 9, 1995	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBO lightweight title
18	Win	18–0	Rafael Ruelas	TKO	2 (12), 1:43	May 6, 1995	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Retained WBO lightweight title; Won IBF lightweight title
17	Win	17–0	John John Molina	UD	12	Feb 18, 1995	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBO lightweight title
16	Win	16–0	John Avila	TKO	9 (12), 1:07	Dec 10, 1994	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained WBO lightweight title
15	Win	15–0	Carl Griffith	TKO	3 (12), 1:02	Nov 18, 1994	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBO lightweight title
14	Win	14–0	Jorge Páez	KO	2 (12), 0:39	Jul 29, 1994	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant WBO lightweight title
13	Win	13–0	Giorgio Campanella	TKO	3 (12), 2:22	May 27, 1994	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBO junior lightweight title
12	Win	12–0	Jimmi Bredahl	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	Mar 5, 1994	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won WBO junior lightweight title
11	Win	11–0	Narciso Valenzuela	KO	1 (10), 2:25	Oct 30, 1993	America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Angelo Nunez	RTD	4 (10), 3:00	Aug 27, 1993	Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Renaldo Carter	TKO	6 (10), 2:10	Aug 14, 1993	Hollywood Casino, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Troy Dorsey	RTD	1 (10), 3:00	Jun 7, 1993	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Frank Avelar	TKO	4 (10), 2:00	May 8, 1993	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Mike Grable	UD	8	Apr 6, 1993	Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Jeff Mayweather	TKO	4 (8), 1:35	Mar 13, 1993	Arena Pier 10, San Juan, Puerto Rico
4	Win	4–0	Curtis Strong	TKO	4 (6), 1:40	Feb 6, 1993	Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Paris Alexander	TKO	2 (6), 1:52	Jan 3, 1993	Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Clifford Hicks	KO	1 (6), 1:17	Dec 12, 1992	America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Lamar Williams	KO	1 (6), 2:12	Nov 23, 1992	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Pay-per-view bouts

Date	Fight	Billing	Buys	Network
May 6, 1995	De La Hoya vs. Ruelas	La Batalla	330,000[66]	HBO
September 9, 1995	De La Hoya vs. Hernandez	The Rivals	220,000[66]	HBO
January 18, 1997	De La Hoya vs. Gonzalez	For Pride and Country	345,000[66]	HBO
April 12, 1997	Whitaker vs. De La Hoya	Pound for Pound	720,000[66]	HBO
September 13, 1997	De La Hoya vs. Camacho	Opposites Attack	560,000[66]	HBO
December 6, 1997	De La Hoya vs. Rivera	Tital Wave	240,000[66]	HBO
September 18, 1998	De La Hoya vs. Chavez II	Ultimate Revenge	525,000[66]	HBO
February 13, 1999	De La Hoya vs. Quartey	The Challenge	570,000[66]	HBO
September 18, 1999	De La Hoya vs. Trinidad	Fight of the Millennium	1,400,000[66]	HBO
June 17, 2000	De La Hoya vs. Mosley	Destiny	590,000[66]	HBO
June 23, 2001	De La Hoya vs. Castillejo	The Quest	400,000[66]	HBO
September 14, 2002	De La Hoya vs. Vargas	Bad Blood	935,000[66]	HBO
May 3, 2003	De La Hoya vs. Campas	Night of Champions	350,000[66]	HBO
September 13, 2003	De La Hoya vs. Mosley II	Redemption	950,000[66]	HBO
June 4, 2004	De La Hoya vs. Sturm	Collision Course	380,000[66]	HBO
September 18, 2004	De La Hoya vs. Hopkins	History	1,000,000[66]	HBO
May 6, 2006	De La Hoya vs. Mayorga	Danger Zone	925,000[66]	HBO
May 5, 2007	De La Hoya vs. Mayweather	The World Awaits	2,400,000[66]	HBO
December 6, 2008	De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao	The Dream Match	1,250,000 [67]	HBO

Totals (approximate): 14,00,000 buys and $700,000,000 in revenue.^[68]

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of lineal boxing world champions
• List of junior lightweight boxing champions
• List of lightweight boxing champions
• List of light welterweight boxing champions
• List of welterweight boxing champions
• List of light middleweight boxing champions
• List of middleweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of IBF world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of boxing triple champions
• List of boxing quadruple champions
• List of boxing quintuple champions
• List of boxing sextuple champions
• Ring Magazine pound for pound
• List of Olympic medalists in boxing
• Millie Corretjer

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External links

• Official Site, Golden Boy Promotions
• Professional boxing record for Oscar De La Hoya from BoxRec
• News on Oscar De La Hoya and the world of boxing
• Oscar De La Hoya Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• VIDEO: Inside Oscar De La Hoya's training camp @ FightFan.com
• Oscar De La Hoya Fan Club
• Oscar De La Hoya Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell
• Boxing-Encyclopedia