Oscar "Golden Boy" De La Hoya

Name: Oscar "Golden Boy" De La Hoya

    WBO Super Featherweight Champion -- 1994 Mar 5 – 1994 Jul 29
    • WBO Lightweight Champion -- 1994 Jul 29 – 1996.
    • IBF WBC Light Welterweight Champion -- 1996 Jun 7 – 1997 Apr 12.
    • WBC Welterweight Champion -- 1997 Apr 12 – 1999 Sep 18.
    • WBC Welterweight Champion -- 2000 Mar – 2000 Jun 17.
    • WBC Light Middleweight Champion -- 2001 Jun 23 – 2003 Sep 13.
    • WBO Middleweight Champion -- 2004 Jun 5 – 2004 Sep 18.
    • WBC Light Middleweight Champion -- 2006 May 6 – 2007 May 5.
    • Defeated Jimmy Bredahl TKO 10).
    • Defeated Jorge Paez (KO 2).
    • Defeated Carl Griffith (TKO 3).
    • Defeated J.J. Molina (W 12).
    • Defeated Rafael Ruelas (TKO 2).
    • Defeated Jesse James Leija (TKO 2).
    • Defeated Julio Cesar Chavez (TKO 4) & (TKO 8).
    • Defeated Pernell Whitaker (W 12).
    • Defeated Hector Camacho (W 12).
    • Defeated Ike Quarty (SD 12).
    • Defeated Arturo Gatti (TKO 5).
    • Defeated Fernando Vargas (TKO 11).
    • Defeated Felix Sturm (W 10).
    • Named The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1995.
    • Amateur Highlights.
    • Career Record: 223-5.
    • 1989 National Golden Gloves Featherweight Champion.
    • 1990 United States Amateur Featherweight Champion.
    • Featherweight Gold Medalist at 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, Wash.
    • 1991 United States Amateur Lightweight Champion.
    • 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia.
    • Won the 1992 Olympic Trials.
    • Won the Lightweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
    • Created Golden Boy Productions.
    • won 39 (KO 30) + lost 5 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 44 rounds boxed 300 : KO% 68.18
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSXJCS3B7U

    Favorite Book: "Swimming With the Sharks" by Harvey B. Mackay

    "Reading this book is a huge learning experience. But of course I still love Ring magazine!"

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