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 |
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| sWL w1 d1 | sWL w2 d2 | sWL w1 d1 | ||
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| LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d6 | |||
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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 6-weight-class world champion. Today is De La Hoya's 50th birthday! 🎉 De La Hoya is a Hall of Famer.
Boxing 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 |
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Career Summary
Oscar De La Hoya's professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years — from 1992 to 2008.
De La Hoya made his 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 6 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 Julio César Chávez, Rafael Ruelas, Pernell Whitaker, John John Molina, Miguel Ángel González, Javier Castillejo, and Genaro Hernández.
Oscar De La Hoya had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career — five of them in title bouts and one in a non-title bout. He suffered his first loss against Félix Trinidad via 12 round majority decision on September 18, 1999, which ended his 31-fight win streak. He has been stopped two times and lost four times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Oscar De La Hoya's losses".
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, 1 month, and 29 days since this fight.
De La Hoya retired from professional boxing with a record of 39-6, which included 30 knockout wins and 2 losses via knockout, and 10 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2014.
Career Highlights
Oscar De La Hoya fought a total of 45 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Jimmi Bredahl
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.
De La Hoya defeated Bredahl via 10th round RTD to win the WBO super-featherweight title.Oscar De La Hoya vs. John John Molina
A 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (16-0, 15 KO) faced 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.
De La Hoya defeated Molina via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO lightweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas
A 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (17-0, 15 KO) faced Rafael Ruelas, who was 24 years old with a record of 43-1 in a lightweight 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.
De La Hoya defeated Ruelas via 2nd round TKO to win the IBF lightweight title and retain the WBO lightweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Genaro Hernández
A 22-year old Oscar De La Hoya (18-0, 16 KO) faced an undefeated 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.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez
A 23-year old Oscar De La Hoya (21-0, 19 KO) faced Julio César Chávez, who was 33 years old with a record of 96-1-1. 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.
De La Hoya defeated Chávez via 4th round TKO to win the WBC super-lightweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Miguel Ángel González
A 23-year old Oscar De La Hoya (22-0, 20 KO) faced an undefeated 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.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pernell Whitaker
A 24-year old Oscar De La Hoya (23-0, 20 KO) faced Pernell Whitaker, who was 33 years old with a record of 40-1-1. 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.
De La Hoya defeated Whitaker via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ike Quartey
A 26-year old Oscar De La Hoya (29-0, 24 KO) faced an undefeated 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. He handed Quartey the first loss of his career.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Javier Castillejo
A 28-year old Oscar De La Hoya (33-2, 27 KO) faced Javier Castillejo, who was 33 years old with a record of 51-4. 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.
De La Hoya defeated Castillejo via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC super-welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga
A 33-year old Oscar De La Hoya (37-4, 29 KO) faced Ricardo Mayorga, who was 32 years old with a record of 27-5-1. 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.
De La Hoya defeated Mayorga via 6th round TKO to win the WBC super-welterweight title.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
A 34-year old Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KO) faced an undefeated 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.
Mayweather Jr. defeated De La Hoya via 12 round split-decision.
FAQs
What are some of Oscar De La Hoya's best wins?
Some of De La Hoya's best wins were against Julio César Chávez, Rafael Ruelas, Pernell Whitaker, John John Molina, Miguel Ángel González, Javier Castillejo, and Genaro Hernández. Despite the loss, his performance against Floyd Mayweather Jr. is also among De La Hoya's best.
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%).
Who did Oscar De La Hoya lose to?
De La Hoya had 6 losses. Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, and Félix Trinidad are the five boxers who have beaten De La Hoya.