Life Outside the Ring

De la Hoya produced a boxing show on American cable channel HBO: a Spanish-language boxing show called Boxeo de Oro. He has one clothing line through Mervyns department stores, and released a Grammy-nominated CD, entitled Oscar de la Hoya. Released through EMI International on October 10, 2000, the self-titled CD is a Latin Pop album with thirteen tracks in both English and Spanish.

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Pay-Per-View History

Rafael Ruelas ( 5/95) 330,000 buys = $9.9 million

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Amateur Highlights

Amateur record: 224-5 with 164 knockouts

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Mayweather Fight

De La Hoya did not fight again in 2006, but returned in May 5, 2007 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is the welterweight champion. The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Early Las Vegas odds had Oscar as a 2-to-1 underdog to the younger Mayweather. De La Hoya lost his WBC super welterweight title as Mayweather Jr was declared the winner split decision, improving his record to 38-0 and taking home the title. The final scores were 115-113 De La Hoya, 116-112 Mayweather and 115-113 for Mayweather. But the match was considered highly controversial as many fans were frustrated that Mayweather won many rounds he was highly inactive in. Many fans booed the decision as it was read and even Mayweather Sr. said he felt his son had lost. However, Compubox told another story, with Mayweather being more efficient and landed a much larger percentage of his punches and actually landing more total punches than de la Hoya. De La Hoya's corner even went as far as to protest the outcome, but the Nevada State Commission held firm.

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Comeback Against Mayorga

De La Hoya faced WBC world junior middleweight Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. De La Hoya won by TKO at 1:25 in the 6th round due to referee stoppage.

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Middleweight Challenge against Hopkins

De La Hoya attempted to unify that title with the three other world middleweight championships, held by Bernard Hopkins, on September 18. He lost to Hopkins by a ninth round knockout, in a fight he was arguably winning. A left hand to the body sent him to the canvas, knocking De La Hoya out for the first time in his career. Hopkins was ahead on two scorecards by the scores of 79-73 and 78-74, while a third judge had De La Hoya winning 77-75.[5] De La Hoya made $30 million for the fight and Hopkins, who made only $300,000 in a fight just nine months before fighting De La Hoya, got a minimum of $10 million. It was the biggest payday of Hopkins's career. Hopkins would later join de la Hoya's own boxing promotion firm; he owns twelve percent of univision Golden Boy Promotions.

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Career

On November 23, 1992, De La Hoya made his professional debut. He won titles in 5 different weight divisions including lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight, junior middleweight and middlewieght. He also beat former and current world champions Troy Dorsey (TKO 1), Jorge Paez (KO 2), Genaro Hernandez (TKO 6), John John Molina (W 12), Rafael Ruelas (TKO 2), Julio César Chávez (TKO 4, TKO 8), Miguel Angel Gonzalez (W 12), Jesse James Leija (TKO 2), Pernell Whitaker, Hector "Macho" Camacho (W 12), Ike Quartey (W 12), Arturo Gatti (TKO 5), Javier Castillejo (W 12), and Fernando Vargas (TKO 11). His losses include a majority-decision loss to Félix Trinidad and two decision losses to Shane Mosley, a split-decision, and a unanimous decision and a split decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has been knocked out once in his career by Bernard Hopkins (KO 9). [1]

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