Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Oscar De La Hoya suffered a one-sided beatdown against Manny Pacquiao in 2008 during the final fight of his illustrious Hall of Fame career. After eight rounds and devoid of a comeback, a bruised De La Hoya called it quits in his corner.
Oscar De La Hoya believes Canelo Alvarez is in a lose-lose situation in his upcoming fight in the fall. Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico, surprised the boxing world earlier this month when he announced that the first fight in his new multi-bout deal with Premier Boxing Champions would come against the undisputed champion in the 154-pound division: Jermell Charlo. Their fight will be contested at the 168-pound limit.
By Jake Donovan - The career enjoyed by Oscar De La Hoya is the stuff of dreams for just about any other boxer. Yet through the hundreds of millions earned, the Olympic Gold medal and ten major titles won in six weight divisions in a Hall of Fame career, there still remains little joy he chooses to take with him upon reflection.
There reached a point when Oscar De La Hoya couldn’t figure out how to escape the facade he presented for years. A hailstorm of press coverage was met with his perfect run in 1992 Barcelona Olympics. De La Hoya was the only member of the U.S. Olympic boxing team to return home with a Gold medal, which at the time he insisted was in honor of his departed mother Cecilia who he and his family lost two years prior to breast cancer.
HBO will be premiering the two-part documentary "The Golden Boy" covering the trials and tribulations of Oscar De La Hoya’s life and career on back-to-back nights starting July 24.
In a recent interview, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya discussed his ongoing feud with Eddie Hearn, who heads up Matchroom Boxing. Both men have content agreements with streaming service DAZN.
Ever since Ryan Garcia lost to Gevonta Davis on April 22, Garcia and promoter Oscar De La Hoya have been embroiled in a beef that has spilled into both social media, and more seriously, with legal filings last month.
Fighting isn’t always innate but for Canelo Alvarez, it was as if he was born and bred for the violent sport. Growing up in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) went from fighting in the street to fighting in the ring. Ultimately, with trainer Eddy Reynoso by his side, the two got started on their pugilistic journey a bit earlier than most.
Having full autonomy over your career isn’t always a good thing. And, in the case of Ryan Garcia, Oscar De La Hoya believes that he was heading down the wrong path.
Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight crown on September 30 against another undisputed champion, Jermell Charlo, in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card from Las Vegas.