His first gold medal was secured in the 1992 Olympics which were held in Barcelona.
Oscar’s life is full of achievements and titles. He also won different titles including: World Boxing Organization’s junior lightweight championship just to mention a few. Since then, there was no stopping for him and he won one fight after another.
He became a professional boxer in 1992 after winning his 1 st pro fight in Inglewood in a first-round knock-out. After he achieved the “Boxer of the Year” title, he entered the international level to fulfill what his mother’s dream for him was. Oscar is also nicknamed “The Golden Boy” for his expertise in boxing since he was a young child at 6 years of age. Is Oscar De La Hoya Gay?ĭe La Hoya may have a long story when it comes to the relationships he has been in but one thing that is clear is that he has eyes for women only. This was half of what De La Hoya was earning.Īpart from the three kids mentioned above, he has other two sons named Devon De La Hoya and Jacob De La Hoya from his previous relationships. Shanna sued Oscar for 26.6 million making this a very expensive divorce. The marriage however didn’t work out well and the two separated in 2000 after being together for only 3 yrs. The two got married in October 1997 and two years later, they welcomed their firstborn a girl named Atiana De La Hoya. The couple solemnized their union on the 5 th of October in 2001 and they have two children together named Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya and Nina Lauren Nenitte De La Hoya.īefore he married Millie, Oscar was married to Shana Moakler. De La Hoya has proven that thy can also marry and sustain marriage as he has been married to his wife Millie Corretjer for almost 20 years now.
No matter how rough boxing seems to be, it doesn’t mean that the players don’t have a heart and the desire to love and love back. Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids Oscar De La Hoya With Wife Millie Corretjer At 16 years of age, he went home with the 125-pound title. At the age of 15 years, he had already won a national Junior Olympic 119-pound title. After the 1976 Summer Olympics, Ray Leonard became famous even before he had become a professional. At the age of 6, he idolized Sugar Ray Leonard who was an Olympic gold medalist. Garfield High School and graduated in 1992. However, this didn’t prevent him from attending school. He started practicing boxing at the age of 6 years. Though, he is 5′ 11″ in feet and inches and 179 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 145 lbs in Pound and 66kg in Kilograms. So, how old is Oscar De La Hoya in 2022 and what is his height and weight? Well, Oscar De La Hoya’s age is 48 years old as of today’s date 4th January 2022 having been born on 4 February 1973. He also has a sister named Ceci De La Hoya, They say “A fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree” and this is fully proven with the life Oscar lives.Īfter he was born in De La Hoya’s family, he found men who were professionally involved in boxing including his grandfather Vicente who back in 1940s was an amateur fighter. and his wife Cecilia De La Hoya as he has a brother named Joel Jr. His parents were living in Mexico but prior to Oscar’s birth, they moved to the United States. Oscar De La Hoya was born on the 4 th of February in 1973 in East Los Angeles, California. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Oscar De La Hoya to date. Well, how well do you know about Oscar De La Hoya? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Oscar De La Hoya’s net worth in 2022, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. He became a boxing promoter in 202 and a martial arts promoter in 2018. He is not only known as a boxing promoter but also as a mixed Martial Arts Promoter. Today, he has entered American history as one of their former boxers who managed to win many medals for his beloved country. Even after knowing all these, Oscar De La Hoya was still ready to go through with it.
This is because, there is a lot of struggle, sometimes you’ll get hurt or even worse, get some serious injuries. When you decide to join boxing, you must be selfless. Nina Lauren Nenitte and Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya