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Oscar de la Hoya

Acting

Birth date

February 4, 1973

Birth place

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Oscar De La Hoya (born on 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. He is ranked as the 38th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. He 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 high school, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet."

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