A true showman, Oscar De La Hoya, nicknamed the Golden Boy is a retired boxer who won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
De La Hoya has defeated 17 world champions and has won ten world titles in six different weight classes.
De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combaty sports promotional firm. He is the first American of Hispanic descent to own a national boxing promotional firm
De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, he is considered one of the greatest boxers pound for pound of all-time.
