OSCAR DE LA HOYA
(37 Wins - 3 Losses - 29 KO's)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
40 fights
260 total rounds
26 world championship fights (22-3)
210 world championship rounds
AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS
6.3 rounds
KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE
74%
DISTANCE FIGHTS
12 Rounds: 1 (7-3)
11 Rounds: 2 (2-0)
10 Rounds: 1 (1-0)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• WBO World Middleweight Champion
• Ranked WBC #1, WBA #1, The Ring #1 at 154 pounds
• The Ring "1995 Fighter of the Year"
• Former WBC Super Welterweight World Champion, two successful defences
• Former WBA "Unified" Super Welterweight World Champion, one successful defence
• Former two-time WBC Welterweight World Champion, seven successful title defences
• Former WBC Ssuper Lightweight World Champion, one successful defence
• Former WBO Lightweight World Champion, six successful defences
• Former WBO Junior Lightweight World Champion, one successful defence
AMATEUR BACKGROUND
• Reportedly had 228 amateur fights (223-5).
• 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist, 132 pounds. He defeated Marco Rudolph by decision in the finals to become the only U.S. Gold Medalist in the 1992 Games. Oscar said regarding his mother who died when he was working towards making the team, "The most important thing I've done in my life was winning the Olympic gold medal for my mother... She was my motivation, my biggest fan."
• 1991 World Championships Silver Medalist, 132 pounds.
• 1991 U.S. National Champion, 132 pounds.
• 1990 Goodwill Games Champion, 125 pounds.
• 1990 U.S. National Champion, 125 pounds.
• 1989 National Golden Gloves Champion, 119 pounds.
