Oscar De La Hoya

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Bernard Hopkins, left, lands a punch on Oscar De La Hoya during their world middleweight title boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Oscar De La Hoya

American boxer

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Bernard Hopkins, left, lands a punch on Oscar De La Hoya during their world middleweight title boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. — Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya Bernard Hopkins (left) boxing Oscar De La Hoya during the world middleweight title match, Las Vegas, September 18, 2004; Hopkins won the bout.

Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and competed from 1992 to 2009. De La Hoya won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and went on to win multiple world championships in six different weight classes, from super featherweight to middleweight.

He was known for his exciting fighting style and his popularity, which helped to increase interest in boxing. De La Hoya had notable fights against other boxing stars, including Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley. In 2008, he lost a highly publicized bout to Manny Pacquiao.123

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Latin America
…notable fighters include Manuel Ortiz, Oscar De La Hoya, and Fernando Vargas. On March 3, 2000, John (“the Quiet Man”) Ruiz became the first Hispanic to hold a world heavyweight title when he defeated Evander Holyfield for the World Boxing Association belt.
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…notable fighters include Manuel Ortiz, Oscar De La Hoya, and Fernando Vargas. On March 3, 2000, John (“the Quiet Man”) Ruiz became the first Hispanic to hold a world heavyweight title when he defeated Evander Holyfield for the World Boxing Association belt.
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Julio César Chávez
…in the fourth round by Oscar De La Hoya.
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…in the fourth round by Oscar De La Hoya.
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Bernard Hopkins
…title, Hopkins faced fellow American Oscar De La Hoya on September 18, 2004, in Las Vegas. His ninth-round knockout of the charismatic fighter was a climax in Hopkins’s inspirational journey from the penitentiary to the top of the boxing world. The win was also his 19th successful defense of the…
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…title, Hopkins faced fellow American Oscar De La Hoya on September 18, 2004, in Las Vegas. His ninth-round knockout of the charismatic fighter was a climax in Hopkins’s inspirational journey from the penitentiary to the top of the boxing world. The win was also his 19th successful defense of the…
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
…until he defeated fellow American Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC super welterweight (junior middleweight) title that Mayweather gained mainstream recognition. More than the fight itself, it was the four-part documentary 24/7, which was broadcast on HBO cable television during the buildup to the fight, that boosted Mayweather’s profile.…
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…until he defeated fellow American Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC super welterweight (junior middleweight) title that Mayweather gained mainstream recognition. More than the fight itself, it was the four-part documentary 24/7, which was broadcast on HBO cable television during the buildup to the fight, that boosted Mayweather’s profile.…
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Manny Pacquiao
…and thrashed American boxing star Oscar De La Hoya in a celebrated nontitle welterweight bout in Las Vegas. By then Pacquiao had become a complete fighter, combining excellent footwork, blazing speed, and a vastly improved defense, and he was widely considered, pound for pound, the world’s finest boxer. In addition,…
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…and thrashed American boxing star Oscar De La Hoya in a celebrated nontitle welterweight bout in Las Vegas. By then Pacquiao had become a complete fighter, combining excellent footwork, blazing speed, and a vastly improved defense, and he was widely considered, pound for pound, the world’s finest boxer. In addition,…
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Pernell Whitaker
…a 12-round decision to American Oscar de La Hoya. Whitaker next won a 10-round decision over Andrei Pestriaev of Russia on October 17, 1997, but, after Whitaker tested positive for cocaine immediately following the fight, the result was changed to a no contest. Whitaker had one more fight, on February…
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…a 12-round decision to American Oscar de La Hoya. Whitaker next won a 10-round decision over Andrei Pestriaev of Russia on October 17, 1997, but, after Whitaker tested positive for cocaine immediately following the fight, the result was changed to a no contest. Whitaker had one more fight, on February…
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