Oscar De La Hoya is a famous boxer who was born on 4th of February, 1973, in East Los Angeles, which is in California city. He was known by the nicknames of The Golden Boy and The Pride of East Los Angeles. Here are some of the details about his life:
Personal Basic Information
| Full Name | Oscar De La Hoya |
| Nick Name | The Golden Boy and The Pride of East Los Angeles |
| Father’s Name | Joel De La Hoya Sr. |
| Mother’s Name | Cecilia González De La Hoya |
| Date of Birth (Born) | February 4, 1973 |
| Birth Place | East Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Current Age | Age: 53 years, 1 months, and 13 days as of today. Time left for next birthday: 10 months and 18 days. |
| Height | 5 feet 10 inches (1.79 meters) |
| Weight | From 130 lbs (59 kg) (super featherweight) to 160 lbs (73 kg) (middleweight) |
| Net worth | Approx. $200 million dollars as of March 2025 |
| Marriage Status | Divorced |
| Wife’s Name | Millie Corretjer |
| Kids Name | Atiana De La Hoya, Devon De La, Jacob De La Hoya, Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya, Nina Lauren Ninette De La Hoya and Victoria Lauren Rose De La Hoya. |
| High school | James A. Garfield High School, East Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Current Team Name | Retired on April 14, 2009, at the age of 36 years |
Oscar De La Hoya’s Net Worth
Oscar De La Hoya was born on 4th of February, 1973 in East Los Angeles, California, USA, his father Joel De La Hoya Sr. used to be boxer in Mexico but later worked as a clerk and trainer. Oscar’s mother Cecilia González De La Hoya was loving homemaker and he had two siblings.
Even since he was five years old, he started boxing because of his father and grandfather, who were both boxers back in Mexico. Although he grew up in low-income family but through his training and hard work he started winning junior level competitions in boxing.
Education and the Beginning of Sports Career
Oscar used to attend a local elementary and secondary school in his town in Los Angeles and later went to James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, California. During his high school time he became quite popular and known to everyone because of his boxing matches.
Oscar started his amateur boxing career at the age of fourteen in 1987 and won the Junior Olympic title and then on he started juggling between his studies and boxing career. Oscar used to practice twice a day in order to polish his skills and in 1992, he started his professional career.
Professional Career
1992-1995: Oscar made his professional debut on 23rd of November in 1992 and his first match was against Lamar Williams and won it. In the year 1993, Oscar fought five matches and won all of them against players like Troy Dorsey. In 1994, Oscar achieved his first world title after defeating Jimmi Bredahl and earning WBO Super Featherweight Champion and in 1995, Oscar fought many matches and after defeating Rafael Ruelas he achieved the WBO & IBF Lightweight Championship titles.
1996-1999: On 7th June in 1996, Oscar achieved the WBC Super Lightweight Championship title after his match with Julio César Chávez, a legend in the Mexican boxing industry. In the year 1997, Oscar defeated many players like Miguel Angel Gonzalez, David Kamau and Héctor Camacho and in 1998, which was one of his best years in which he won many fights against Wilfredo Rivera, Julio César Chávez II and Ike Quartey. On September 18 in 1999, Oscar lost the match in which Felix Trinidad unified WBC & IBF welterweight titles.
2000-2004: In 2000, Oscar won a match against Derrell Coley but during his match with Shane Mosley, Oscar lost the WBC Welterweight title because of split decision. In 2001, Oscar gained the WBC Light Middleweight Championship title after his match with Javier Castillejo on 23rd of June. After taking a gap in his career in 2002 because of his injury, Oscar returned in 2003 and had a fight with Shane Mosley II but lost the WBC & WBA Light Middleweight titles once again. After that Oscar moved to the Middleweight category and achieved the WBO Middleweight title after his match with Felix Sturm.
2005-2008: In 2005, Oscar once again took a break from boxing and returned in 2006 during his match with Ricardo Mayorga where he once again achieved the WBC Light Middleweight title. In 2007, Oscar lost his WBC Light Middleweight title to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5, at that time it was the highest grossing fight in boxing history. In 2008, after fighting and losing to Manny Pacquiao, Oscar decided to retire from professional boxing.
Achievements / Awards / Medals
In the professional boxing journey of Oscar De La Hoya, he has a long list of achievements and here are some of them:
International Achievements
- 1992: At Barcelona Olympic Games 1992, Oscar bagged the Gold Medal for boxing in the lightweight division after defeating Marco Rudolph of Germany.
- 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004: Oscar claimed all the World championship titles in six different weight categories after defeating may spectacular boxers.
- 1995: In this year the Ring Magazine presented him with the Fighter of the Year award because of his rare forefeet in boxing.
- 2014: Oscar was included in the inaugural class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, one of great honour presented to any boxer in the world scale.
National Achievements
- 1989, 1990: Oscar De La Hoya won the US National Golden Gloves Award and also won the US National Championships in the Lightweight division because of his incredible performance.
- 1992: Oscar was recognised for his talent and was presented with U.S. Olympic Committee Boxer of the Year for representing USA.
- 1995: Oscar achieved the Boxing Writers Association of America for his commendable boxing performances.
- 1999: He was presented with Best Boxer award by EPSY awards in this year and has received many nominations from it as well.
- 2008: Oscar has received a star in his name at the Hollywood Walk of Fame because of unique fighting style and influence.
Married Life and Family
Oscar met Milagros “Millie” Corretjer during a music video shoot in the 2000, Millie was a Puerto Rican singer and actress. Soon, they started dating and on 5th of October, 2001, they had their wedding ceremony and had two children. In 2016, they separated from each other because of some reasons.
- Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya: He was born on 29th December, 2005 and is seldomly seen in family photos of Oscar.
- Nina Lauren Ninette De La Hoya: She was born on 29th of December, 2007 and maintains a private life.
Oscar has children outside of marriages:
- Jacob De La Hoya: He was born in 1998 from his ex-girlfriend Toni Alvarado.
- Devon De La Hoya: He was born on 30th of November, 1998 from Angelicque McQueen and is being raised by her and her husband.
- Atiana Cecilia De La Hoya: She was born on 29th of March, 1999 from former Miss USA and an actress Shanna Moakler.
- Victoria De La Hoya: There is no information available about her.