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.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Oscar De La Hoya
- Born: February 4, 1973 — East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Nationality: American / Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Reach: 73 in (185 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: Nov 23, 1992 (Win by KO vs Lamar Williams)
- Last bout: Dec 6, 2008 (Loss by RTD vs Manny Pacquiao)
- Total rounds boxed: 308 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight
- KO percentage: 76.9% (30 KO wins in 39 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBO junior lightweight title March 5, 1994 – July 29, 1994 (won from Jimmi Bredahl; defended against Giorgio Campanella; moved up and won the WBO lightweight title); WBO lightweight title July 29, 1994 – 1996 (won the vacant title from Jorge Páez; defended against Carl Griffith, John Avila, John John Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Genaro Hernández and Jesse James Leija; added the IBF lightweight title on May 6, 1995 against Ruelas); WBC super lightweight title June 7, 1996 – April 12, 1997 (won from Julio César Chávez; defended against Miguel Ángel González; moved up and won the WBC welterweight title); WBC welterweight title April 12, 1997 – September 18, 1999 (won from Pernell Whitaker; six defenses; lost to Félix Trinidad); WBC light middleweight title June 23, 2001 – September 13, 2003 (won from Javier Castillejo; added the WBA (Unified), IBA and The Ring titles on September 14, 2002 against Fernando Vargas; lost them to Shane Mosley); WBO middleweight title June 5, 2004 – September 18, 2004 (won from Felix Sturm; lost to Bernard Hopkins); WBC light middleweight title (second reign) May 6, 2006 – May 5, 2007 (won from Ricardo Mayorga; lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr.) – all dates per the bout table
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 45
- Wins: 39
- Wins by KO: 30
- Losses: 6
- Losses by KO: 2
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: February 4, 1973 — East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Nationality: American / Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Reach: 73 in (185 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 23, 1992 | Lamar Williams | Win | KO | 1 (6), 2:12 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 2 | Dec 12, 1992 | Clifford Hicks | Win | KO | 1 (6), 1:17 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 3 | Jan 3, 1993 | Paris Alexander | Win | TKO | 2 (6), 1:52 | Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 4 | Feb 6, 1993 | Curtis Strong | Win | TKO | 4 (6), 1:40 | Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 5 | Mar 13, 1993 | Jeff Mayweather | Win | TKO | 4 (8), 1:35 | Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 6 | Apr 6, 1993 | Mike Grable | Win | UD | 8 | Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| 7 | May 8, 1993 | Frank Avelar | Win | TKO | 4 (10), 2:00 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| 8 | Jun 7, 1993 | Troy Dorsey | Win | RTD | 1 (10), 3:00 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 9 | Aug 14, 1993 | Renaldo Carter | Win | TKO | 6 (10), 2:10 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 10 | Aug 27, 1993 | Angelo Nunez | Win | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| 11 | Oct 30, 1993 | Narciso Valenzuela | Win | KO | 1 (10), 2:25 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 12 | Mar 5, 1994 | Jimmi Bredahl | Win | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBO junior lightweight title |
| 13 | May 27, 1994 | Giorgio Campanella | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 2:22 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO junior lightweight title |
| 14 | Jul 29, 1994 | Jorge Páez | Win | KO | 2 (12), 0:39 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO lightweight title |
| 15 | Nov 18, 1994 | Carl Griffith | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 1:02 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO lightweight title |
| 16 | Dec 10, 1994 | John Avila | Win | TKO | 9 (12), 1:07 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO lightweight title |
| 17 | Feb 18, 1995 | John John Molina | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO lightweight title |
| 18 | May 6, 1995 | Rafael Ruelas | Win | TKO | 2 (12), 1:43 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO lightweight title; Won IBF lightweight title |
| 19 | Sep 9, 1995 | Genaro Hernández | Win | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO lightweight title |
| 20 | Dec 15, 1995 | Jesse James Leija | Win | RTD | 2 (12), 3:00 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO lightweight title |
| 21 | Feb 9, 1996 | Darryl Tyson | Win | KO | 2 (10), 2:38 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 22 | Jun 7, 1996 | Julio César Chávez | Win | TKO | 4 (12), 2:37 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC super lightweight title |
| 23 | Jan 18, 1997 | Miguel Ángel González | Win | UD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC super lightweight title |
| 24 | Apr 12, 1997 | Pernell Whitaker | Win | UD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC welterweight title |
| 25 | Jun 14, 1997 | David Kamau | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:54 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 26 | Sep 13, 1997 | Héctor Camacho | Win | UD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 27 | Dec 6, 1997 | Wilfredo Rivera | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 2:48 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 28 | Jun 13, 1998 | Patrick Charpentier | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 1:56 | Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 29 | Sep 18, 1998 | Julio César Chávez | Win | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 30 | Feb 13, 1999 | Ike Quartey | Win | SD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 31 | May 22, 1999 | Oba Carr | Win | TKO | 11 (12), 0:55 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC welterweight title |
| 32 | Sep 18, 1999 | Félix Trinidad | Loss | MD | 12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBC welterweight title; For IBF welterweight title |
| 33 | Feb 26, 2000 | Derrell Coley | Win | KO | 7 (12), 3:00 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant IBA welterweight title |
| 34 | Jun 17, 2000 | Shane Mosley | Loss | SD | 12 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBC and IBA welterweight titles |
| 35 | Mar 24, 2001 | Arturo Gatti | Win | TKO | 5 (12), 1:16 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 36 | Jun 23, 2001 | Javier Castillejo | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC light middleweight title |
| 37 | Sep 14, 2002 | Fernando Vargas | Win | TKO | 11 (12), 1:48 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC light middleweight title; Won WBA (Unified), IBA, and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles |
| 38 | May 3, 2003 | Yori Boy Campas | Win | TKO | 7 (12), 2:54 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, and The Ring light middleweight titles |
| 39 | Sep 13, 2003 | Shane Mosley | Loss | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, and The Ring light middleweight titles |
| 40 | Jun 5, 2004 | Felix Sturm | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBO middleweight title |
| 41 | Sep 18, 2004 | Bernard Hopkins | Loss | KO | 9 (12), 1:38 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBO middleweight title; For WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 42 | May 6, 2006 | Ricardo Mayorga | Win | TKO | 6 (12), 1:25 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC light middleweight title |
| 43 | May 5, 2007 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Loss | SD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBC light middleweight title |
| 44 | May 3, 2008 | Steve Forbes | Win | UD | 12 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. |
| 45 | Dec 6, 2008 | Manny Pacquiao | Loss | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBO junior lightweight title March 5, 1994 – July 29, 1994 (won from Jimmi Bredahl; defended against Giorgio Campanella; moved up and won the WBO lightweight title); WBO lightweight title July 29, 1994 – 1996 (won the vacant title from Jorge Páez; defended against Carl Griffith, John Avila, John John Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Genaro Hernández and Jesse James Leija; added the IBF lightweight title on May 6, 1995 against Ruelas); WBC super lightweight title June 7, 1996 – April 12, 1997 (won from Julio César Chávez; defended against Miguel Ángel González; moved up and won the WBC welterweight title); WBC welterweight title April 12, 1997 – September 18, 1999 (won from Pernell Whitaker; six defenses; lost to Félix Trinidad); WBC light middleweight title June 23, 2001 – September 13, 2003 (won from Javier Castillejo; added the WBA (Unified), IBA and The Ring titles on September 14, 2002 against Fernando Vargas; lost them to Shane Mosley); WBO middleweight title June 5, 2004 – September 18, 2004 (won from Felix Sturm; lost to Bernard Hopkins); WBC light middleweight title (second reign) May 6, 2006 – May 5, 2007 (won from Ricardo Mayorga; lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr.) – all dates per the bout table
- Mar 5, 1994 vs Jimmi Bredahl: Won WBO junior lightweight title
- May 27, 1994 vs Giorgio Campanella: Retained WBO junior lightweight title
- Jul 29, 1994 vs Jorge Páez: Won vacant WBO lightweight title
- Nov 18, 1994 vs Carl Griffith: Retained WBO lightweight title
- Dec 10, 1994 vs John Avila: Retained WBO lightweight title
- Feb 18, 1995 vs John John Molina: Retained WBO lightweight title
- May 6, 1995 vs Rafael Ruelas: Retained WBO lightweight title; Won IBF lightweight title
- Sep 9, 1995 vs Genaro Hernández: Retained WBO lightweight title
- Dec 15, 1995 vs Jesse James Leija: Retained WBO lightweight title
- Jun 7, 1996 vs Julio César Chávez: Won WBC super lightweight title
- Jan 18, 1997 vs Miguel Ángel González: Retained WBC super lightweight title
- Apr 12, 1997 vs Pernell Whitaker: Won WBC welterweight title
- Jun 14, 1997 vs David Kamau: Retained WBC welterweight title
- Sep 13, 1997 vs Héctor Camacho: Retained WBC welterweight title
- Dec 6, 1997 vs Wilfredo Rivera: Retained WBC welterweight title
- Jun 13, 1998 vs Patrick Charpentier: Retained WBC welterweight title
- Sep 18, 1998 vs Julio César Chávez: Retained WBC welterweight title
- Feb 13, 1999 vs Ike Quartey: Retained WBC welterweight title
- May 22, 1999 vs Oba Carr: Retained WBC welterweight title
- Sep 18, 1999 vs Félix Trinidad: Lost WBC welterweight title; For IBF welterweight title
- Feb 26, 2000 vs Derrell Coley: Won vacant IBA welterweight title
- Jun 17, 2000 vs Shane Mosley: Lost WBC and IBA welterweight titles
- Jun 23, 2001 vs Javier Castillejo: Won WBC light middleweight title
- Sep 14, 2002 vs Fernando Vargas: Retained WBC light middleweight title; Won WBA (Unified), IBA, and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
- May 3, 2003 vs Yori Boy Campas: Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, and The Ring light middleweight titles
- Sep 13, 2003 vs Shane Mosley: Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, and The Ring light middleweight titles
- Jun 5, 2004 vs Felix Sturm: Won WBO middleweight title
- Sep 18, 2004 vs Bernard Hopkins: Lost WBO middleweight title; For WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles
- May 6, 2006 vs Ricardo Mayorga: Won WBC light middleweight title
- May 5, 2007 vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Lost WBC light middleweight title
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Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-31.
