Boxers expect to get hit, but they do not like it. Oscar De La Hoya gets hit less than most fighters, and that is why he is a champion. De La Hoya was the only American to win a boxing gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, earning...

Nicknamed "The Golden Boy" for his Olympic boxing achievement during the 1992 Summer Games, Oscar De La Hoya promised his dying mother that he would win the gold medal for her and did just that. He then turned pro and cashed in on his...

Oscar de la Hoya (pronounced /ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə/[1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is a Mexican American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya...

World champion boxer, Olympic gold medal winner SN: I hear you pitched a little growing up. What kind of pitcher were you? DE LA HOYA: I can't say a Fernando Valenzuela type because he had the famous screwball. I was more of...

Welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya's charm and appeal continue to attract new retailers to his pay-per-view fights. The latest companies to join the De La Hoya bandwagon are Ceca-Cola Co.'s PowerAde fitness drink and car parts distributor Auto Zone, both of...

Mayorga has openly made derogatory statements aimed at De La Hoya's Mexican heritage, his wife, and shouted out numerous homosexual slurs, all quips that De La Hoya hasn't taken lightly. "You insulted my race and my wife and on May 6th I'm going to break...

Felix Sturm regained his WBA middleweight title from Javier Castillejo, unanimously outpointing the veteran Spaniard on Saturday.Sturm was too skilled and fast for the Spaniard, avenging a loss to him nine months ago in the 10th round. He snapped Castillejo's head back with shots throughout...