Vintage boxing artwork
THE RING ALMANAC
THE RING ALMANAC
← A–Z Index
Super Featherweight–Middleweight · Modern Era (1990–Present)

Oscar De La Hoya

"The Golden Boy"

Top 100 · #4 · 74.9 points
39
Wins
6
Losses
0
Draws
30
KOs
77%
KO %
Born
1973
Died
—
Nationality
USA
Career
1992–2008

A six-division champion and one of boxing's biggest pay-per-view stars.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1992–2008
  1. Milestone

    Olympic Gold (1992)

    Year from profile honours.

    View title / honour details
  2. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Lamar Williams · W KO

    View fight record
  3. Signature fight

    vs Julio César Chávez

    W TKO4 Julio César Chávez (1996) · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

    View fight record
  4. Signature fight

    vs Pernell Whitaker

    W PTS12 Pernell Whitaker (1997) · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

    View fight record
  5. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs David Kamau · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

    View fight record
  6. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Manny Pacquiao · L RTD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

    View fight record
  7. Signature fight

    vs Manny Pacquiao

    L RTD8 Manny Pacquiao (2008) · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

    View fight record

Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Oscar de la Hoya in 2014
Oscar de la Hoya in 2014
CABAZON, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2008) The boxing Promoter Oscar De La Hoya at a event held at the Morongo Casino. U.S. Navy photo (Released)
CABAZON, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2008) The boxing Promoter Oscar De La Hoya at a event held at the Morongo Casino. U.S. Navy photo (Released)
Oscar De La Hoya at Fight Night Club event at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Oscar De La Hoya at Fight Night Club event at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, United States.

3 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1992-11-23WLamar WilliamsKO1Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1992-12-12WClifford HicksKO1America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
1993-01-03WParis AlexanderTKO2Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1993-02-06WCurtis StrongTKO4Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.
1993-03-13WJeff MayweatherTKO4Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
1993-04-06WMike GrableUD8Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York, U.S.
1993-05-08WFrank AvelarTKO4Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
1993-06-07WTroy DorseyRTD1Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1993-08-14WRenaldo CarterTKO6Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
1993-08-27WAngelo NunezRTD4Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
1993-10-30WNarciso ValenzuelaKO1America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
1994-03-05WJimmi BredahlRTD10Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1994-05-27WGiorgio CampanellaTKO3MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1994-07-29WJorge PáezKO2MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1994-11-18WCarl GriffithTKO3MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1994-12-10WJohn AvilaTKO9Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1995-02-18WJohn John MolinaUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1995-05-06WRafael RuelasTKO2Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1995-09-09WGenaro HernándezRTD6Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1995-12-15WJesse James LeijaRTD2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1996-02-09WDarryl TysonKO2Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1996-06-07WJulio César ChávezTKO4Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1997-01-18WMiguel Ángel GonzálezUD12Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1997-04-12WPernell WhitakerUD12Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1997-06-14WDavid KamauKO2Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
1997-09-13WHéctor CamachoUD12Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1997-12-06WWilfredo RiveraTKO8Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1998-06-13WPatrick CharpentierTKO3Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
1998-09-18WJulio César ChávezRTD8Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1999-02-13WIke QuarteySD12Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1999-05-22WOba CarrTKO11Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1999-09-18LFélix TrinidadMD12Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2000-02-26WDerrell ColeyKO7Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2000-06-17LShane MosleySD12Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2001-03-24WArturo GattiTKO5MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2001-06-23WJavier CastillejoUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2002-09-14WFernando VargasTKO11Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2003-05-03WYori Boy CampasTKO7Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2003-09-13LShane MosleyUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2004-06-05WFelix SturmUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2004-09-18LBernard HopkinsKO9MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2006-05-06WRicardo MayorgaTKO6MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2007-05-05LFloyd Mayweather Jr.SD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2008-05-03WSteve ForbesUD12Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
2008-12-06LManny PacquiaoRTD8MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Showing 45 of 45 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

Compare with another fighter