Biography for
Oscar De La Hoya More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

4 February 1973, Montebello, California, USA

Nickname

The Golden Boy

Height

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Spouse

Millie Corretjer

(5 October 2001 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Has won world titles from Junior Lightweight to Middleweight.

Was the only USA boxer to win a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.

Father, Joel, Sr., fought as a lightweight in Mexico.

Named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1997).

Ranked #37 in Forbes Power List (2000).

Record: 223-5 (amateur); 37-4-0 (pro; as of 18 September 2004)

Album "Oscar De La Hoya" nominated for a Grammy. [2001]

Married Millie Corretjer in a secret ceremony held at "El Invernino" in San Juan, Puerto Rico, attended by close family and friends. To ensure privacy, the couple was covered by a large sheet, according to a local newspaper. Corretjer's wedding ring reportedly weighs 9 karats and cost nearly $1 million dollars. [5 October 2001]

Father of Atiana De La Hoya with Shanna Moakler.

Ceremony held at City Hall by Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn declaring 2 October Oscar De La Hoya Day. [2 October 2002]

On 29 June 2003, his son Devon and Devon's mother were reported missing, their car found parked at a Riverside, California shopping center. The two were found safe five days later.

Donated $1 million for a new charter school in Boyle Heights, California to be named the Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School. It is scheduled to open in August, 2003.

Had three children with three different women in less than 14 months in 1998-1999: Jacob (b. February 18, 1998), Devon (b. November 30, 1998) and 'Atiana de la Hoya' (b. March 29, 1999).

Son, Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya, was born on December 29, 2005 at 9lb 7oz.

His wife is Millie Corretjer, a 33-year-old Puerto Rican pop singer.

Daughter, Nina Lauren Nenette, was born on December 29, 2007 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 oz.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $43 million.

Owner of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine.

Co-owner of the Houston Dynamos soccer team [March, 2008].

Where Are They Now

(September 2002) Las Vegas, Nevada, Beat Fernando Vargas by an 11th round TKO.

(May 2008) After nearly a year layoff, returned to the ring and defeated Stevie Forbes by a UD the scores were 119-109 twice and 120-108. With the win Oscar improves his record to 39 wins, 5 loses and 30 KOs.

(June 2008) Release of his book, "American Son: My Story".