Oscar De La Hoya

Described as

American boxer and boxing promoter

Other names

Oscar de La Hoya, Óscar de la Hoya, De La Hoya, Oscar De la Hoya, Oscar Dee la Hoya, Oscar de la Hoya, Óscar De La Hoya, The Golden Boy

Born

February 4, 1973 · 1 reference

Born in

East Los Angeles

Citizen of

United States; Mexico

Occupation

boxer · 1 reference; boxing promoter

Education

Garfield High School · 1 reference

Sport

boxing

Awards

WBO World Middleweight Champion (2004) · 1 reference; WBO World Lightweight Champion (1994–1996) · 1 reference; WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion (1994) · 1 reference; International Boxing Hall of Fame (2014) · 1 reference; WBC World Super Welterweight Champion (2 times) (2001–2007) · 1 reference; WBC World Welterweight Champion (1997–2000) · 1 reference; WBC World Super Lightweight Champion (1996–1997) · 1 reference; IBF World Lightweight Champion (1995) · 1 reference; WBA World Super Welterweight Champion (2002–2003) · 1 reference; The Ring World Junior Middleweight Champion (2002–2003) · 1 reference; Sugar Ray Robinson Award (1995) · 1 reference; The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (1995) · 1 reference

Spouse

Millie Corretjer (2001–2018)

Children

Atiana De La Hoya

Website

http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/

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Wikidata item Q293534 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q293534), public domain (CC0). Copied November 13, 2026.

Oscar De La Hoya ( DAY lə HOY-ə, Spanish: [ˈoskaɾ ðe la ˈoʝa]; born February 4, 1973) is a Mexican-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 lineal championships in three weight classes. 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 graduating from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division. He is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time and is ranked the 16th greatest boxer by BoxRec.
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.

Born, in its opening lines

February 4, 1973

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