Oscar De La Hoya Record & Stats
In a career spanning 16 years, Oscar De La Hoya fought 45 times with 39 wins and 6 losses. By his last professional fight on December 6, 2008, De La Hoya's boxing record stood at 39-6 (30 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
- Born
- Feb 4, 1973
- Age
- 50
- Debut
- Nov 23, 1992
- Record
- 39-6
- Rounds
- 308
- KOs
- 30 (66.7%)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Reach
- 185 cm
- Ape Index
- 6 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d0 | ||||
| sWL w1 d1 | sWL w2 d2 | sWL w1 d1 | ||
| WL w1 d7 | ||||
| sLT w1 d1 | ||||
| LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d6 | |||
| sFT w1 d1 |
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Oscar De La Hoya (The Golden Boy) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in East Los Angeles, California, U.S. on February 4, 1973. De La Hoya made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on November 23, 1992. He is a former six-weight-class world champion. He is 50 years old, and will be turning 51 in seven months and 25 days. De La Hoya is a Hall of Famer.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 45 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 39 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 30 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 10 |
| Title Defenses | 17 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 17 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Dec 6, 2008 | 35 | Manny Pacquiao | Loss | RTD8 |
| 44 | May 3, 2008 | 35 | Steve Forbes | Win | UD |
| 43 | May 5, 2007 | 34 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Loss * | SD |
| 42 | May 6, 2006 | 33 | Ricardo Mayorga | Win * | TKO6 |
| 41 | Sep 18, 2004 | 31 | Bernard Hopkins | Loss * | KO9 |
| 40 | Jun 5, 2004 | 31 | Felix Sturm | Win * | UD |
| 39 | Sep 13, 2003 | 30 | Shane Mosley | Loss * | UD |
| 38 | May 3, 2003 | 30 | Yori Boy Campas | Win * | TKO7 |
| 37 | Sep 14, 2002 | 29 | Fernando Vargas | Win * | TKO11 |
| 36 | Jun 23, 2001 | 28 | Javier Castillejo | Win * | UD |
| 35 | Mar 24, 2001 | 28 | Arturo Gatti | Win | TKO5 |
| 34 | Jun 17, 2000 | 27 | Shane Mosley | Loss * | SD |
| 33 | Feb 26, 2000 | 27 | Derrell Coley | Win | KO7 |
| 32 | Sep 18, 1999 | 26 | Félix Trinidad | Loss * | MD |
| 31 | May 22, 1999 | 26 | Oba Carr | Win * | TKO11 |
| 30 | Feb 13, 1999 | 26 | Ike Quartey | Win * | SD |
| 29 | Sep 18, 1998 | 25 | Julio César Chávez | Win * | RTD8 |
| 28 | Jun 13, 1998 | 25 | Patrick Charpentier | Win * | TKO3 |
| 27 | Dec 6, 1997 | 24 | Wilfredo Rivera | Win * | TKO8 |
| 26 | Sep 13, 1997 | 24 | Hector Camacho | Win * | UD |
| 25 | Jun 14, 1997 | 24 | David Kamau | Win * | KO2 |
| 24 | Apr 12, 1997 | 24 | Pernell Whitaker | Win * | UD |
| 23 | Jan 18, 1997 | 23 | Miguel Ángel González | Win * | UD |
| 22 | Jun 7, 1996 | 23 | Julio César Chávez | Win * | TKO4 |
| 21 | Feb 9, 1996 | 23 | Darryl Tyson | Win | KO2 |
| 20 | Dec 15, 1995 | 22 | Jesse James Leija | Win * | RTD2 |
| 19 | Sep 9, 1995 | 22 | Genaro Hernández | Win * | RTD6 |
| 18 | May 6, 1995 | 22 | Rafael Ruelas | Win * | TKO2 |
| 17 | Feb 18, 1995 | 22 | John John Molina | Win * | UD |
| 16 | Dec 10, 1994 | 21 | John Avila | Win * | TKO9 |
| 15 | Nov 18, 1994 | 21 | Carl Griffith | Win * | TKO3 |
| 14 | Jul 29, 1994 | 21 | Jorge Páez | Win * | KO2 |
| 13 | May 27, 1994 | 21 | Giorgio Campanella | Win * | TKO3 |
| 12 | Mar 5, 1994 | 21 | Jimmi Bredahl | Win * | RTD10 |
| 11 | Oct 30, 1993 | 20 | Narciso Valenzuela | Win | KO1 |
| 10 | Aug 27, 1993 | 20 | Angelo Nunez | Win | RTD4 |
| 9 | Aug 14, 1993 | 20 | Renaldo Carter | Win | TKO6 |
| 8 | Jun 7, 1993 | 20 | Troy Dorsey | Win | RTD1 |
| 7 | May 8, 1993 | 20 | Frank Avelar | Win | TKO4 |
| 6 | Apr 6, 1993 | 20 | Mike Grable | Win | UD |
| 5 | Mar 13, 1993 | 20 | Jeff Mayweather | Win | TKO4 |
| 4 | Feb 6, 1993 | 20 | Curtis Strong | Win | TKO4 |
| 3 | Jan 3, 1993 | 19 | Paris Alexander | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Dec 12, 1992 | 19 | Clifford Hicks | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Nov 23, 1992 | 19 | Lamar Williams | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
De La Hoya was a six-weight-division world champion. He has held 10 world titles, two of which were vacant title wins, and the rest eight were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Middleweight | WBO |
| Super-welterweight | WBA, WBC 2x, The Ring |
| Welterweight | WBC |
| Super-lightweight | WBC |
| Lightweight | IBF, WBO |
| Super-featherweight | WBO |
Statistics
Oscar De La Hoya is 179 cm tall (5' 10.47") with a reach of 185 cm (6' 0.83"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 6 cm (2.36").
De La Hoya has a 66.7% KO rate. Of his total 30 KO wins, 18 were in the early rounds, eight in the mid rounds, and four in the later rounds. He has four first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Oscar De La Hoya's professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years — from 1992 to 2008.
De La Hoya made his professional boxing debut against Lamar Williams at the age of 19 on November 23, 1992, defeating Williams via 1st round KO. He went on to win 30 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 24 wins via stoppage.
De La Hoya had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on March 5, 1994 after 11 professional fights, against Jimmi Bredahl for the super-featherweight WBO title. He defeated Bredahl via 10th round RTD to become the super-featherweight champion of the world.
He was a two-time unified world champion — at super-welterweight and lightweight, and has won 10 world titles at six weight classes. For all the details about De La Hoya's world title wins and defenses refer to "Oscar De La Hoya World Titles".
Some of De La Hoya's best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers (Arturo Gatti, Julio César Chávez, Hector Camacho, and Pernell Whitaker), Rafael Ruelas, John John Molina, Miguel Ángel González, Javier Castillejo, and Genaro Hernández.
De La Hoya had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008. De La Hoya lost the fight via 8th round RTD. It's been 14 years, 6 months, and 4 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
De La Hoya fought a total of 45 times during his professional career, which includes 29 world-title fights at six weight divisions — super-welterweight, middleweight, welterweight, super-lightweight, lightweight, and super-featherweight. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 12 fights are the highlight of his career.
March 5, 1994: De La Hoya wins his first world title by defeating Jimmi Bredahl via 10th round RTD. He is now the WBO super-featherweight world champion.
February 18, 1995: De La Hoya successfully defends the WBO lightweight title against John John Molina, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
May 6, 1995: De La Hoya becomes a unified lightweight world champion by beating Rafael Ruelas via 2nd round TKO. He now holds the WBO and IBF lightweight world-champion belts.
September 9, 1995: De La Hoya successfully defends the WBO lightweight title against Genaro Hernández, winning the fight via 6th round RTD.
December 15, 1995: De La Hoya successfully defends the WBO lightweight title against Jesse James Leija, winning the fight via 2nd round RTD.
June 7, 1996: De La Hoya wins the WBC super-lightweight title from Julio César Chávez, by beating Chávez via 4th round TKO.
January 18, 1997: De La Hoya successfully defends the WBC super-lightweight title against Miguel Ángel González, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
April 12, 1997: De La Hoya wins the WBC welterweight title from Pernell Whitaker, by beating Whitaker via 12 round unanimous decision.
February 13, 1999: De La Hoya successfully defends the WBC welterweight title against Ike Quartey, winning the fight via 12 round split-decision.
June 23, 2001: De La Hoya wins the WBC super-welterweight title from Javier Castillejo, by beating Castillejo via 12 round unanimous decision.
September 14, 2002: De La Hoya becomes a unified super-welterweight world champion by beating Fernando Vargas via 11th round TKO. He now holds the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring super-welterweight world-champion belts.
May 5, 2007: Oscar De La Hoya loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via 12 round split-decision.
Oscar De La Hoya Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of De La Hoya's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Manny Pacquiao, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. PacquiaoOn December 6, 2008, a 35-year old Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KO) fought Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, who was 29 years old with a record of 47-3-2. Pacquiao was on a eight-fight win streak with 35 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 11 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Pacquiao had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
De La Hoya lost to Pacquiao via 8th round RTD. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Steve Forbes
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. ForbesOn May 3, 2008, a 35-year old Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KO) fought fellow American boxer Steve Forbes, who was 31 years old with a record of 33-5. Forbes was on a one-fight win streak with 9 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Forbes had five losses, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Forbes via 12 round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Jr.On May 5, 2007, a 34-year old Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was 30 years old with a record of 37-0 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Mayweather Jr. was on a 37-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage.
De La Hoya lost to Mayweather Jr. via 12 round split-decision and lost the WBC super-welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. MayorgaOn May 6, 2006, a 33-year old Oscar De La Hoya (37-4, 29 KO) faced Nicaraguan boxer Ricardo Mayorga, who was 32 years old with a record of 27-5-1 for Mayorga's WBC super-welterweight title. Mayorga was on a one-fight win streak with 22 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mayorga had five losses, two of which were via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Mayorga via 6th round TKO to win the WBC super-welterweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. HopkinsOn September 18, 2004, a 31-year old Oscar De La Hoya (37-3, 29 KO) faced fellow American boxer Bernard Hopkins, who was 39 years old with a record of 44-2-1 in an undisputed middleweight championship bout. Hopkins was on a 18-fight win streak with 31 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage over De La Hoya. Coming into this fight, Hopkins had two losses, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya lost to Hopkins via 9th round KO and lost the WBO middleweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Sturm
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. SturmOn June 5, 2004, a 31-year old Oscar De La Hoya (36-3, 29 KO) faced an undefeated German boxer Felix Sturm, who was 25 years old with a record of 20-0 for Sturm's WBO middleweight title. Sturm was on a 20-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but both had the same reach.
De La Hoya defeated Sturm via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBO middleweight title. He handed Sturm the first loss of his career, and put an end to Sturm's 20-fight win streak, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. Mosley IIOn September 13, 2003, in their 2nd fight, a 30-year old Oscar De La Hoya (36-2, 29 KO) faced Shane Mosley again, who was now 32 years old with a record of 38-2 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Mosley was on a two-fight losing streak. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mosley had two losses, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya lost to Mosley via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Yori Boy Campas
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. CampasOn May 3, 2003, a 30-year old Oscar De La Hoya (35-2, 28 KO) faced Mexican boxer Yori Boy Campas, who was 31 years old with a record of 80-5 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Campas was on a one-fight win streak with 68 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Campas had five losses, all of which were via stoppage
De La Hoya defeated Campas via 7th round TKO to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. VargasOn September 14, 2002, a 29-year old Oscar De La Hoya (34-2, 27 KO) faced fellow American boxer Fernando Vargas, who was 24 years old with a record of 22-1 in a super-welterweight title-unification fight. Vargas was on a two-fight win streak with 20 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Vargas had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Vargas via 11th round TKO to win the WBA (Super) and vacant Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles and retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Javier Castillejo
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. CastillejoOn June 23, 2001, a 28-year old Oscar De La Hoya (33-2, 27 KO) faced Spanish boxer Javier Castillejo, who was 33 years old with a record of 51-4 for Castillejo's WBC super-welterweight title. Castillejo was on a 14-fight win streak with 34 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but De La Hoya had a 7 cm reach advantage over Castillejo. Coming into this fight, Castillejo had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Castillejo via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Arturo Gatti
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. GattiOn March 24, 2001, a 28-year old Oscar De La Hoya (32-2, 26 KO) fought Canadian boxer Arturo Gatti, who was 28 years old with a record of 33-4. Gatti was on a four-fight win streak with 27 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Gatti had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Gatti via 5th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. MosleyOn June 17, 2000, a 27-year old Oscar De La Hoya (32-1, 26 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Shane Mosley for the first time, who was 28 years old with a record of 34-0 for the vacant WBC (vacant) welterweight title. Mosley was on a 34-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage.
De La Hoya lost to Mosley via 12 round split-decision.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Derrell Coley
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. ColeyOn February 26, 2000, a 27-year old Oscar De La Hoya (31-1, 25 KO) fought fellow American boxer Derrell Coley, who was 44 years old with a record of 34-1-2. Coley was on a seven-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 6 cm reach advantage over De La Hoya. Coming into this fight, Coley had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Coley via 7th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. TrinidadOn September 18, 1999, a 26-year old Oscar De La Hoya (31-0, 25 KO) faced an undefeated Puerto Rican boxer Félix Trinidad, who was 26 years old with a record of 35-0 in a welterweight title-unification fight. Trinidad was on a 35-fight win streak with 30 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but De La Hoya had a 1 cm reach advantage over Trinidad.
De La Hoya lost to Trinidad via 12 round majority decision and lost the WBC welterweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 31-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Oba Carr
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. CarrOn May 22, 1999, a 26-year old Oscar De La Hoya (30-0, 24 KO) faced fellow American boxer Oba Carr, who was 27 years old with a record of 48-2-1 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Carr was on a six-fight win streak with 28 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Carr had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Carr via 11th round TKO to retain the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ike Quartey
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. QuarteyOn February 13, 1999, a 26-year old Oscar De La Hoya (29-0, 24 KO) faced an undefeated Ghanaian boxer Ike Quartey, who was 29 years old with a record of 34-0-1 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Quartey was coming off a draw against José Luis López in his last fight. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
De La Hoya defeated Quartey via 12 round split-decision to retain the WBC welterweight title. De La Hoya is now on a 30-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. Chávez IIOn September 18, 1998, in their 2nd fight, a 25-year old Oscar De La Hoya (28-0, 23 KO) faced Julio César Chávez again, who was now 36 years old with a record of 100-2-2 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Chávez was on a one-fight win streak with 81 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chávez had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Chávez via 8th round RTD to retain the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Patrick Charpentier
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. CharpentierOn June 13, 1998, a 25-year old Oscar De La Hoya (27-0, 22 KO) faced French boxer Patrick Charpentier, who was 27 years old with a record of 27-4-1 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Charpentier was on a four-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Charpentier had four losses, three of which were via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Charpentier via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Wilfredo Rivera
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. RiveraOn December 6, 1997, a 24-year old Oscar De La Hoya (26-0, 21 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Rivera, who was 28 years old with a record of 27-2-1 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Rivera was on a four-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but De La Hoya had a 2 cm reach advantage over Rivera. Coming into this fight, Rivera had two losses, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Rivera via 8th round TKO to retain the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. CamachoOn September 13, 1997, a 24-year old Oscar De La Hoya (25-0, 21 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho, who was 35 years old with a record of 63-3-1 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Camacho was on a six-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Camacho had three losses, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Camacho via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. David Kamau
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. KamauOn June 14, 1997, a 24-year old Oscar De La Hoya (24-0, 20 KO) faced Kenyan boxer David Kamau, who was 31 years old with a record of 28-1 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Kamau was on a two-fight win streak with 21 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but De La Hoya had a 10 cm reach advantage over Kamau. Coming into this fight, Kamau had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Kamau via 2nd round KO to retain the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pernell Whitaker
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. WhitakerOn April 12, 1997, a 24-year old Oscar De La Hoya (23-0, 20 KO) faced fellow American boxer Pernell Whitaker, who was 33 years old with a record of 40-1-1 for Whitaker's WBC welterweight title. Whitaker was on a eight-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 11 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Whitaker had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Whitaker via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC welterweight title. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Miguel Ángel González
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. GonzálezOn January 18, 1997, a 23-year old Oscar De La Hoya (22-0, 20 KO) faced an undefeated Mexican boxer Miguel Ángel González, who was 26 years old with a record of 41-0 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. González was on a 41-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage.
De La Hoya defeated González via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-lightweight title. He handed González the first loss of his career, and put an end to González' 41-fight win streak. De La Hoya is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. ChávezOn June 7, 1996, a 23-year old Oscar De La Hoya (21-0, 19 KO) faced Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez for the first time, who was 33 years old with a record of 96-1-1 for Chávez' WBC super-lightweight title. Chávez was on a seven-fight win streak with 79 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chávez had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Chávez via 4th round TKO to win the WBC super-lightweight title. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Darryl Tyson
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. TysonOn February 9, 1996, a 23-year old Oscar De La Hoya (20-0, 18 KO) fought fellow American boxer Darryl Tyson, who was 35 years old with a record of 47-8-1. Tyson was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Tyson had eight losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Tyson via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Jesse James Leija
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. LeijaOn December 15, 1995, a 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (19-0, 17 KO) faced fellow American boxer Jesse James Leija, who was 29 years old with a record of 30-1-2 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Leija was on a two-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 14 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Leija had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Leija via 2nd round RTD to retain the WBO lightweight title. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Genaro Hernández
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. HernándezOn September 9, 1995, a 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (18-0, 16 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Genaro Hernández, who was 29 years old with a record of 32-0-1 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Hernández was on a five-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but De La Hoya had a 2 cm reach advantage over Hernández.
De La Hoya defeated Hernández via 6th round RTD to retain the WBO lightweight title. He handed Hernández the first loss of his career, and put an end to Hernández' 5-fight win streak. De La Hoya is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. RuelasOn May 6, 1995, a 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (17-0, 15 KO) faced Mexican boxer Rafael Ruelas, who was 24 years old with a record of 43-1 in a lightweight title-unification fight. Ruelas was on a 16-fight win streak with 33 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but De La Hoya had a 5 cm reach advantage over Ruelas. Coming into this fight, Ruelas had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Ruelas via 2nd round TKO to win the IBF lightweight title and retain the WBO lightweight title. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. John John Molina
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. MolinaOn February 18, 1995, a 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (16-0, 15 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer John John Molina, who was 29 years old with a record of 36-3 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Molina was on a 15-fight win streak with 26 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Molina had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Molina via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO lightweight title. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. John Avila
On December 10, 1994, a 21-year old Oscar De La Hoya (15-0, 14 KO) faced John Avila in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Avila via 9th round TKO to retain the WBO lightweight title. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Carl Griffith
On November 18, 1994, a 21-year old Oscar De La Hoya (14-0, 13 KO) faced Carl Griffith in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Griffith via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBO lightweight title. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Jorge Páez
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. PáezOn July 29, 1994, a 21-year old Oscar De La Hoya (13-0, 12 KO) faced Mexican boxer Jorge Páez, who was 28 years old with a record of 53-6-4 for the vacant WBO (vacant) lightweight title. Páez was on a seven-fight win streak with 36 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 14 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Páez had six losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Páez via 2nd round KO to win the vacant WBO lightweight title. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Giorgio Campanella
On May 27, 1994, a 21-year old Oscar De La Hoya (12-0, 11 KO) faced Giorgio Campanella in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Campanella via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBO super-featherweight title. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Jimmi Bredahl
On March 5, 1994, in his 12th professional fight, a 21-year old Oscar De La Hoya (11-0, 10 KO) had his first world title fight against Jimmi Bredahl for Bredahl's WBO super-featherweight belt. He defeated Bredahl via 10th round RTD to win the WBO super-featherweight title. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Narciso Valenzuela
On October 30, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (10-0, 9 KO) fought Narciso Valenzuela in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Valenzuela via 1st round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Angelo Nunez
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. NunezOn August 27, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (9-0, 8 KO) fought fellow American boxer Angelo Nunez, who was 26 years old with a record of 10-4-3. Nunez was on a one-fight win streak with 2 KO wins. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Nunez had four losses, but had never been stopped.
De La Hoya defeated Nunez via 4th round RTD. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Renaldo Carter
On August 14, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (8-0, 7 KO) fought Renaldo Carter in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Carter via 6th round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Troy Dorsey
On June 7, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (7-0, 6 KO) fought Troy Dorsey in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Dorsey via 1st round RTD. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Frank Avelar
On May 8, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (6-0, 5 KO) fought Frank Avelar in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Avelar via 4th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Mike Grable
On April 6, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (5-0, 5 KO) fought Mike Grable in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Grable via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Jeff Mayweather
Fight page: De La Hoya vs. MayweatherOn March 13, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (4-0, 4 KO) fought fellow American boxer Jeff Mayweather, who was 28 years old with a record of 23-2-2. Mayweather was coming off a draw against Jorge Romero in his last fight. De La Hoya was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mayweather had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
De La Hoya defeated Mayweather via 4th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Curtis Strong
On February 6, 1993, a 20-year old Oscar De La Hoya (3-0, 3 KO) fought Curtis Strong in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Strong via 4th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Paris Alexander
On January 3, 1993, a 19-year old Oscar De La Hoya (2-0, 2 KO) fought Paris Alexander in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Alexander via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Clifford Hicks
On December 12, 1992, a 19-year old Oscar De La Hoya (1-0, 1 KO) fought Clifford Hicks in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Hicks via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Lamar Williams
On November 23, 1992, a 19-year old Oscar De La Hoya successfully debuted against Lamar Williams. He defeated Williams via 1st round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Oscar De La Hoya have on his record?
De La Hoya knocked out 30 of his 45 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 66.7%. Of his total 39 wins, 30 of them were via KO (76.9%).