De La Hoya's success as a fighter has been matched with his success at ringside. He currently promotes Ryan Garcia - the most marketable star in world boxing today and rising star Virgil Ortiz Jr.
Oscar De La Hoya is an American former professional boxer who is also a boxing promoter for Golden Boy Promotions. In 2018, he ventured into MMA and fronted the trilogy between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
A six-division world champion, De La Hoya fought as a professional between 1998 to 2008 and is one of the most lucrative fighters of all time having generated around $700million in revenue.
Nicknamed the '"Golden Boy'', De La Hoya formed Golden Boy Promotions in 2002 alongside Richard Schaefer.
After winning gold in the lightweight division at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, De La Hoya immediately turned over and joined the professional circuit. In his 18th fight in 1995, he unified the lightweight division, knocking out Rafael Ruelas to add the IBF title to his WBO belt.
Marquee victories against hero Julio Cesar Chavez and defensive genius Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker followed and by this then, De La Hoya had become a huge PPV star in the sport. After 31 wins, De La Hoya suffered two defeats in his three fights between September 1999 to June 2000.
His first being against Felix Trinidad and his second to "Sugar" Shane Mosley. After his loss to Mosley, De La Hoya was at a crossroads in his career after a fall out with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. The star successfully suited Arum and subsequently formed his own promotional company.
His decision would prove a game-changer as De La Hoya became the poster boy of boxing whilst also managing himself. He is credited for changing the game with Floyd Mayweather following on by also leaving Arum to form Mayweather Promotions.
He continued to be involved in fights with global reach against the likes of Fernando Vargas and Bernard Hopkins before a record-breaking fight with Mayweather in 2007. In 2008, he fought Manny Pacquiao in the final fight of his career.
De La Hoya was the most profitable boxer in the world before Mayweather and Pacquaio overtook him for revenue generated. De La Hoya has worked with various trainers including Floyd Mayweather Sr., Freddie Roach, Robert Alcazar and Jesus Rivero.
Since retiring, De La Hoya has promoted boxing's Pound for Pound superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and brokered the biggest boxing contract of all time for a fighter with streaming service DAZN for Canelo which was an 11-fight, $365million deal in 2018 although Canelo was released from his deal after just three fights.
De La Hoya also promotes future stars Ryan Garcia, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaime Munguia and has previously worked with Mayweather, Deontay Wilder, Errol Spence Jr. and Amir Khan.
The greatest hits: Mayweather, Vargas and Chavez Sr.
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Amateur career: Olympic glory in Barcelona
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