Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya ( 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. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet." De La Hoya was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar De La Hoya has received more than 10,069,488 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Oscar De La Hoya is the 72nd most popular boxer (down from 61st in 2019), the 6,027th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,164th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Boxer.