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Oscar De La Hoya, nicknamed “the Golden Boy,” was born July 19, 1973. He is a Mexican American boxer that won a gold medal for the US Boxing Team at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. In 1995, he was named Ring Magazine’s “Fighter of the Year” and their top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he won the only boxing gold medal for the US and dedicated the win to his late mother. He made his professional debut on November 23, 1992 when he won his first title; he beat Jimmy Bredahl to win the WBO junior lightweight title. Several fights later, he moved up a division and defeated Jorge Paez and won the WBO lightweight title. In his first title defense, he beat former world champion, John-John Molina.
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About Oscar De La Hoya
De La Hoya moved up in weight again and challenged WBC junior welterweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez, his idol. In the fight held at Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace, De La Hoya cut Chavez’s eye with a jab in the 1st round. The fight was stopped during the 4th round due to the cut. He moved up in weight on April 4, 1997, and challenged WBC welterweight champ Pernell Whitaker, then considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. He defeated Chavez again on September 18, 1998 by forcing the Mexican champ to quit on his stool after the eighth round. On June 5, 2004, he challenged Felix Sturm for the WBO world middleweight title and won; he became the 1st boxer in history to win world titles in 6 weight divisions. He signed on to defend his title against WBC welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The fight sold out in 3 hours, and was the basis of the HBO series “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7.” The fight took place on May 5, 2007 and in the final round, De La Hoya rallied after having an early lead, but Mayweather won the fight in a close split decision. A rematch between De La Hoya and Mayweather is scheduled for September 20, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV; De La Hoya is also scheduled to fight Steve Forbes on May 3rd at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.