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Oscar De La Hoya (/ ˌ d eɪ l ə ˈ h ɔɪ ə / DAY lə HOY-ə, Spanish: [ˈoskaɾ ðe la ˈoʝa]; born February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008.
After having defeated former 2-time featherweight champion Jorge Páez in July 1994 to win the vacant WBO lightweight title and thus become a 2-division world champion at only 21-years old, Oscar De La Hoya was scheduled to return to his hometown Los Angeles on October 8, to make the first defense of his newly won title at the Grand Olympic Auditorium where he had won his first world title ...
De La Hoya would then ask a Los Angeles superior court for a restraining order against them, leading to Mittleman and Nelson to file a $10 million lawsuit against De La Hoya in turn. [ 4 ] As a result of his withdrawal from the Concepcion fight, De La Hoya risked a 90-day suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission , which would put ...
Spoiler alert! This story contains the biggest bombshells revealed in the two-part HBO documentary, The Golden Boy, set to premiere Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with part two airing the next day.
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya recently dismissed the notion that former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was “ripped off” by his infamous promoter, Don King. ... a 2024 Bankrate survey found ...
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After defeating Wilfredo Rivera in his previous fight on December 6, 1997, reigning WBC welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya's next title defense was announced to take place the following year on February 28 against his mandatory challenger, the virtually unknown French fighter Patrick Charpentier at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [2]
Oscar De La Hoya is getting real in the two-part HBO documentary, The Golden Boy. The legendary boxer opens up about his life and the truth behind the polished facade after he skyrocketed to fame ...