Oscar De La Hoya

When you decide to join boxing, you must be selfless. This is because, there is a lot of struggle, sometimes you’ll get hurt or even worse, get some serious injuries. Even after knowing all these, Oscar De La Hoya was still ready to go through with it.

Today, he has entered American history as one of their former boxers who managed to win many medals for his beloved country. He is not only known as a boxing promoter but also as a mixed Martial Arts Promoter. He became a boxing promoter in 202 and a martial arts promoter in 2018.

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 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Oscar De La Hoya to date.

Biography and Early Life

Oscar De La Hoya was born on the 4^th of February in 1973 in East Los Angeles, California. His parents were living in Mexico but prior to Oscar’s birth, they moved to the United States. He is not the only child of Joel Sr. and his wife Cecilia De La Hoya as he has a brother named Joel Jr. who was also a boxer just like Oscar. 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.

After 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. His father Joel Sr. was also a professional boxer in 1960s.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Oscar De La Hoya in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Oscar De La Hoya’s age is 48 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 4 February 1973. 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.

Education

He started practicing boxing at the age of 6 years. However, this didn’t prevent him from attending school. He schooled at James A. Garfield High School and graduated in 1992. At the age of 6, he idolized Sugar Ray Leonard who was an Olympic gold medalist. After the 1976 Summer Olympics, Ray Leonard became famous even before he had become a professional. At the age of 15 years, he had already won a national Junior Olympic 119-pound title. At 16 years of age, he went home with the 125-pound title.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

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. 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. 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.

Before he married Millie, Oscar was married to Shana Moakler. The two got married in October 1997 and two years later, they welcomed their firstborn a girl named Atiana De La Hoya. The marriage however didn’t work out well and the two separated in 2000 after being together for only 3 yrs. Shanna sued Oscar for 26.6 million making this a very expensive divorce. This was half of what De La Hoya was earning.

Apart 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.

Is Oscar De La Hoya Gay?

De 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.

Professional Career

Oscar is also nicknamed “The Golden Boy” for his expertise in boxing since he was a young child at 6 years of age. After he achieved the “Boxer of the Year” title, he entered the international level to fulfill what his mother’s dream for him was. He became a professional boxer in 1992 after winning his 1^st pro fight in Inglewood in a first-round knock-out.

Since then, there was no stopping for him and he won one fight after another. He also won different titles including: World Boxing Organization’s junior lightweight championship just to mention a few.

Awards

Oscar’s life is full of achievements and titles. His first gold medal was secured in the 1992 Olympics which were held in Barcelona. He has also won many other titles like: Fighter of the Year awarded by The Ring Magazine in 1995 among others.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Oscar De La Hoya in 2021

Even after suffering such a great setback financially after divorcing his first wife, he still didn’t give up and continued working hard to earn more. As of 2021, he has a net worth of $230 million which he acquired from his career in boxing.

The fact that Oscar came from a family of boxers wasn’t a sure deal that he would become better than the rest. It took a lot of hard work and determination to be where he is today and as famous as he is.