An elaborate storage box made of wood.

Box (plural boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος (puxos), "box, boxwood".^[1][2]

Boxes may be made of durable materials such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials. The size may vary from very small (e.g., a matchbox) to the size of a large appliance. A corrugated box is a very common shipping container. When no specific shape is described, a box of rectangular cross-section with all sides flat may be expected, but a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or non-vertical sides.

A decorative or storage box may be opened by raising, pulling, sliding or removing the lid, which may be hinged and/or fastened by a catch, clasp, or lock.

Packaging boxes[link]

An empty box made of corrugated fiberboard

A corrugated folder for pizza

Several types of boxes are used in packaging and storage.

• A corrugated box is a shipping container made of corrugated fiberboard. These are most commonly used to transport and warehouse products during distribution, and are rated according to the strength of the material or the capacity of the finished box.
• A folding carton (sometimes called a box) is fabricated from paperboard. The paperboard is printed (if necessary), die-cut and scored to form a blank. These are transported and stored flat, and erected at the point of filling. These are used to package a wide range of goods, intended either for one-time (non-resealable) use or as a storage box for the remaining goods.
  • A variant of the folding carton is the gift box, used for birthday or Christmas gifts and often wrapped in decorative wrapping paper; this type is usually of much lighter construction than a similar-sized paperboard box meant for packaging and distribution.
• A "set up" box (or rigid paperboard box) is made of stiffer paperboard, permanently glued together with paper skins that can be printed or colored. Unlike folding cartons, these are assembled at the point of manufacture and transported already "set-up". Set-up boxes are more expensive than folding boxes and are typically used for protecting high value items such as cosmetics, watches or smaller consumer electronics.
• A crate is a heavy duty shipping container originally made of wood. Crates are distinct from wooden boxes, also used as heavy duty shipping containers. For a wooden container to be a crate, all six of its sides must be put in place to result in the rated strength of the container. The strength of a wooden box, on the other hand, is rated based on the weight it can carry before the top or opening is installed.
  • A variant of the wooden box is the wooden wine box or wine crate, originally used for shipping and storing expensive wines, but now days for decorative or promotional purposes or as a storage box instead of for protection during shipping.
• A bulk box is a large box often used in industrial environments. It is sized to fit well on a pallet.

Depending on locale and specific usage, the terms carton and box are sometimes used interchangeably.

Storage boxes[link]

18th century German gold and mother of pearl snuffbox

Boxes for storing various items in can often be very decorative, as they are intended for permanent use and sometimes are put on display.

• A jewelry (AmE) or jewellery (BrE) box, is a box for trinkets or jewels. It can take a very modest form with paper covering and lining, covered in leather and lined with satin, or be larger and more highly decorated.
• A humidor is a special box for storing cigars at the proper humidity, by means of absorbent materials that retain and moderate moisture coming from the cigars. Powered boxes can also maintain the right temperature.^{[citation needed]}
• A "strong box" or safe, is a secure lockable box for storing money or other valuable items. The term "strong box" is sometimes used for safes that are no longer portable boxes but are installed in a wall or floor for increased security.
• A toolbox is used for carrying tools of various kinds. The term implies a container meant for portability rather than just storage, for instance with hinged lids, clasps or locks, reinforced corners, and handles. Toolboxes are usually very sturdy, but unlike a shipping box containing dunnage, are not expected to fully protect their contents if the box is inverted or upended.
• The common storage box for tools, instruments, glassware, artworks, etc. is a sturdy box made to be longer-lasting and better-finished than a shipping box or crate. For instance, a box might be a rigid paperboard box instead of a corrugated box. Or it could be a wooden box with a sanded surface and mitered corners instead of a crude crate construction. A storage box may or may not have dunnage or cushions that protect the contents if the box is upended or shaken, and usually does not have hinges, latches or locks, but simply a cover. Boxwood gets its name from its superior properties for manufacturing this type of box, although those properties are equally useful when making a decorative box.

Electrical boxes[link]

In electrical terminology, a "box" is used to contain and protect connections, thus:

• Junction box, a fixed container for electrical connections, frequently installed in walls and containing electrical outlets.
• Fuse box, holds electrical fuses or circuit breakers

Postal service boxes[link]

• Post box (British English and others, also written postbox), or mailbox (North American English and others) is a physical box used to collect mail that is to be sent to a destination. Variants of post boxes for outgoing mail include:

• Lamp box
• Ludlow wall box
• Pillar box
• Wall box

Boxes where postmen deposit incoming mail for the recipient include:

• Letter box (in the US usually called mailbox), positioned near or on the mail recipient's home or place of work.
• Post office box, (often abbreviated P.O. box or PO box), a box rented by the mail recipient to be an independent postal address, located in a post office or in the premises of a company offering such facilities. Self-service boxes are unlocked by the recipient, otherwise a postal clerk retrieves the mail.

A relay box is similar to a post or mail box, but totally locked; post office trucks deposit mail that is then retrieved and delivered by pedestrian mail carriers. In the United States, they are painted differently than collection boxes.

Booths that are sometimes called boxes[link]

• Police box, a booth for use by police in 20th century Britain.
• Penalty box, a booth used in sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty.
• Telephone box, a booth containing a public telephone.
• Signal box, a building by a railway to coordinate and control railway signals.

Other boxes[link]

Clear sided ballot boxes used in the Haitian general election in 2006

• Ballot box, a box in which votes (ballot papers) are deposited during voting.
• Black box, something for which the internal operation is not described but its function is.
• Black box (transportation), a durable data-recording device found in some vehicles, used to assist in the investigation of an accident.
• Box, informal reference to large box-shaped parts of a computer, such as the base unit or tower case of a personal computer.
• Coach Box or the driver's seat on a carriage coach.
• Dispatch box, (or despatch box), a box for holding official papers and transporting them.
• Glory box or Hope Chest, a box or chest containing items typically stored by unmarried young women in anticipation of married life.
• Jack-in-the-box, a children's toy containing a surprise.
• Lunch box, or "lunch pail" or "lunch kit", a rigid container used for carrying food. Can also be decorative.
• Mitre box, a woodworking tool used to guide a hand saw to make precise mitre cuts in a board.
• Nest box, a substitute for a hole in a tree for birds to make a nest in.
• Pandora's box, in Greek mythology, a box containing the evils of mankind and also hope.
• Set-top box, a device used to decode and display TV signals.
• Check box, on paper, normally to check off as opinion or option.

See also[link]

Look up box in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Boxes

• The Box^{[disambiguation needed ]}
• Corrugated box design

References[link]

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

General references, books[link]

• Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN 1-930268-25-4
• Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6

Oscar De La Hoya
Statistics
Real name	Oscar De La Hoya
Nickname(s)	The Golden Boy
Rated at	Super Featherweight Lightweight Light Welterweight Welterweight Light Middleweight Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1973-02-04) February 4, 1973 (age 39) East Los Angeles, California, USA
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	39
Wins by KO	30
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	0

Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973 in East Los Angeles, California)^[1][2] is a retired American professional boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy," De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from James A. Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr. and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers. De La Hoya was The Ring's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997 & 1998. De La Hoya officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference held in Los Angeles on April 14, 2009.

De La Hoya has defeated 17 world champions and has won ten world titles in six different weight classes.^[3][4] He has also generated more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport,^[5] an estimated $696 million pay-per-view income.^[6]

De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combat sport promotional firm. He is the first American of Hispanic descent to own a national boxing promotional firm and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active.^[7]

Amateur career[link]

De La Hoya's amateur career included 234 wins, 163 by knockout, with only six losses. Of those six losses, one came at the hands of Shane Mosley.^[8] In 1989, he won the National Golden Gloves title in the bantamweight division. In 1990, at the age of 17, he won the U.S. National Championship at featherweight and was the youngest U.S. boxer at that year’s Goodwill Games, winning a gold medal. The joy of victory was tempered by the news that his mother, Cecilia, was terminally ill with breast cancer. She died in October 1990, expressing the hope that her son would one day become an Olympic gold medalist.

With the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, approaching, De La Hoya turned his mother’s dream into a strong focus for his training. After an upset victory in the first round over the Cuban boxer Julio Gonzalez, De La Hoya defeated Marco Rudolph of Germany to win gold. The U.S. media publicized his quest to fulfill his mother's dying wish and dubbed him with the nickname "The Golden Boy," which has remained with him throughout his career.^[9][10][11]

Professional career[link]

Super Featherweight title[link]

On November 23, 1992, De La Hoya made his professional debut by scoring a first round TKO victory. In his twelfth professional fight, he won his first world title at age 20, stopping Jimmy Bredahl (16–0) in the tenth round to win the WBO Super Featherweight title.^[12] He defended the title once, stopping Giorgio Campanella (20–0) in three rounds.

Lightweight title[link]

De La Hoya vs. Paez[link]

On July 29, 1994, he knocked out Jorge Páez (53–6–4) in the second round to win the vacant WBO Lightweight title. In his first title defense, he defeated John-John Molina (36–3), who had recently vacated his IBF Super Featherweight title, by unanimous decision. On May 6, 1995, De La Hoya defeated IBF Lightweight Champion Rafael Ruelas (43–1–0) in a unification bout. De La Hoya knocked Ruelas down twice before the fight was stopped in the second round. The IBF then ordered De La Hoya to defend against Miguel Julio.

De La Hoya vs. Hernandez[link]

He relinquished the IBF title and defended the WBO title against undefeated Genaro Hernandez (32–0–1), who relinquished the WBA Super Featherweight title to fight De La Hoya.^[13] Hernandez quit after six rounds because of a broken nose. In his sixth and final defense of the WBO lightweight title, he knocked out Jesse James Leija (30–1–2) in two rounds.

Light Welterweight title[link]

De La Hoya vs. Chávez[link]

On June 7, 1996, Oscar De La Hoya fought Mexican legend Julio César Chávez (96–1–1) for the Lineal & WBC Light Welterweight Championships. De la Hoya, with a record of 21–0 with 19 K.Os, defeated Chavez by a fourth round TKO. The fight was stopped due to a bad cut suffered by Chavez. Until their rematch in 1998, Chávez stated that De La Hoya did not defeat him since the fight was stopped. De La Hoya successfully defended his titles with a twelve round unanimous decision against undefeated former WBC Lightweight Champion and number one light welterweight contender Miguel Ángel González (41–0–0).

Welterweight title[link]

De La Hoya vs. Whitaker[link]

On March 12, 1997, De La Hoya moved up to the welterweight division and fought Pernell Whitaker (40–1–1).^[14] The fight proved to be a difficult one. De La Hoya won a disputed twelve round unanimous decision to capture the Lineal and WBC titles. He also became the Ring Magazine's number one ranked pound-for-pound fighter.^[15]

On September 13, 1997, he defeated Héctor Camacho (63–3–1) by unanimous decision. On September 8, 1998, he fought a rematch with Julio César Chávez (100–2–2) and defeated him by eighth round TKO. In his next bout, he faced undefeated former WBA Welterweight Champion Ike Quartey (34–0–1) and won by split decision. He then defeated Oba Carr (48–2–1) by eleventh round TKO.

De La Hoya vs. Trinidad[link]

After seven defenses of his Lineal and WBC Welterweight titles, De La Hoya fought rival and IBF Champion Félix Trinidad (35–0) on September 18, 1999, in one of the biggest pay-per-view events in history, setting a record for a non-heavyweight fight. Oscar handily won the early rounds but faded down the stretch and especially in the championship rounds. De La Hoya virtually gave away the last four rounds of the fight attempting to avoid a late Trinidad rush. Trinidad was ultimately awarded a majority decision. The judges scorecards came under question after the decision. Fans and boxing analysts called for a rematch, which never happened.

De La Hoya vs. Mosley I[link]

On February 26, 2000, De La Hoya knocked out Derrell Coley (34–1–2) to win the vacant IBA Welterweight title. The WBC awarded De La Hoya their welterweight title, which he lost, along with the IBA title, to Shane Mosley (34–0) by a split decision on 17 June 2000, given De La Hoya ther first sound defeat of his pro career. The fight was a disputed decision, with one judge scoring the fight 115–113 for De La Hoya, and the other two scoring it 116–112 and 115–113 for Mosley.

De La Hoya took promoter Bob Arum to court in the fall of 2000, trying to break his contract with the promoter. The courts ruled in favor of the Golden Boy in February 2001. Tempers flared during the battle and reached a low in March 2001, when De La Hoya called Arum racist in a newspaper interview and then apologized for the remarks.

“I don't have blue eyes and I am not white, but a Mexican arriving on the cusp of fame, and that is what they do not support,” De La Hoya told La Opinion in 2001. “Bob Arum's people hope I lose because they can't see a Mexican above them, and also that he defeated one of the biggest Jews to come out of Harvard.”^[16]

De La Hoya vs. Gatti[link]

De La Hoya defeated Arturo Gatti (33–4) by fifth round TKO on March 24, 2001. He then moved up to light middleweight, challenging the Spanish WBC Light Middleweight Champion Javier Castillejo. De La Hoya dominated the fight, winning almost every round and knocking Castillejo (51–4) down with ten seconds to go to win the title by a unanimous decision.

Rivalry with Vargas[link]

De La Hoya did fight for the 15 months and in this time the rivalry between him and WBA and IBA Light Middleweight Champion "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas (22–1) grew. They knew each other as amateurs and it is said the rivalry began when Vargas was angered by De La Hoya laughing at him after he fell into a snowbank. De La Hoya said he would never fight him. Eventually, however, De La Hoya accepted a match. The fight was scheduled for early 2002, but De La Hoya had to withdraw because of a hand injury.

De La Hoya vs. Vargas[link]

The unification bout, labeled "Bad Blood," finally took place on September 14, 2002, at the Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. The fight was even for the first six rounds, with Vargas landing punches on the ropes in the odd rounds, while De La Hoya outboxed him in the even rounds. De La Hoya took over the fight in the seventh round and hurt Vargas with a left hook in the tenth. In the next round, De La Hoya knocked Vargas down with a left hook and stopped him moments later. The win is widely considered to be the biggest of De La Hoya's career. Vargas tested positive for stanozolol after the fight.

De La Hoya vs. Mosley II[link]

De La Hoya defended his unified title against Yori Boy Campas (80–5) with a sixth round knockout and then faced Shane Mosley (38–2) in a rematch. The fight, billed as "Retribution" and staged at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, was more of a boxing match than their first encounter, and many rounds were close. The fight was close and in keeping with past De La Hoya big fights, Oscar would fade late into the fight and Mosley was able to edge out a points win. Mosley was later connected to the BALCO Labs steroid scandal. Jeff Novitzky, a lead investigator on the BALCO case, reported that documents seized from the lab show that Mosley received "the clear" and "the cream," both designer steroids. Mosley reportedly began his doping regimen prior to his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.^[17] Mosley would later admit to using performance-enhancing drugs from BALCO for this bout, saying he thought they were legal supplements.^[18]

Moving up to Middleweight[link]

De La Hoya vs. Sturm[link]

De la Hoya next challenged Felix Sturm (20–0) for the WBO Middleweight title on June 5, 2004. De La Hoya was awarded a unanimous decision, becoming the first boxer in history to win world titles in six different weight divisions. All three judges scored the bout 115–113 in favor of De La Hoya. The decision was controversial. Compubox counted Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792.^[19]

De La Hoya vs. Hopkins[link]

De La Hoya fought Bernard Hopkins (44–2–1) in a unification match on September 18, 2004 in Las Vegas. Hopkins held the WBC, WBA, and IBF Middleweight titles and was considered by many to be the number one pound for pound fighter in the world. Although the fight was at a catchweight of 158 pounds (72 kg), many thought De La Hoya was too small for the weight class and Hopkins was considered a heavy favorite.

Several days before the fight, De la Hoya's hand was cut when his hand wraps were being cut off after training. The cut required eleven stitches.

De La Hoya fought a tactical fight. After eight rounds, De La Hoya was ahead 77–75 on one scorecard. He was behind 78–74 and 79–73 on the other two scorecards. In the ninth round, Hopkins knocked out De La Hoya with a left hook to the body. It was the first time in De La Hoya's career that he was knocked out.

De la Hoya later said he couldn't get up because the pain of a well placed livershot is unbearable. Despite losing, De La Hoya made over $30 million from the fight.

Bob Arum claimed De La Hoya took a dive. It may not have mattered as it appeared Hopkins was going to win this bout one way or another. Like Mosley, Hopkins would get a job with Golden Boy Promotions.^[20]

De La Hoya responded, "So now he's going to attack me left and right. He's going to keep saying that I took a dive against Hopkins and that I'm in this only for the money. I can't stop him from saying those things. I think he's hurt. He's hurt because I chose not to stay with him until the end of my career.^[21]

Comeback[link]

De La Hoya vs. Mayorga[link]

De La Hoya took a layoff of 20 months before signing to fight WBC Light Middleweight Champion Ricardo Mayorga (27–5–1). In the buildup to the fight, Mayorga insulted everything from De La Hoya's sexuality to his wife and child,^[22] but when they fought on May 6, 2006, De La Hoya knocked Mayorga down in the first minute of the fight with a left hook. He knocked him out in the sixth round to take his tenth world title.^[22]

The World Awaits[link]

De La Hoya vs. Mayweather[link]

In early 2007, De La Hoya signed to defend his title against WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (37–0–0). De La Hoya was a two to one underdog in the fight.

The fight took place on May 5, 2007. De La Hoya pressed throughout all the rounds, doing his best when he used his left jab. Mayweather controlled the later rounds and was ultimately rewarded with a split decision victory in front of a sold-out arena at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Chuck Giampi saw the fight 116–112 for Mayweather, while Jerry Roth also scored it for Mayweather at 115–113. Tom Kaczmarcek ruled for De La Hoya 115–113. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning 116–112.

Mayweather dominated the stats, connecting on 207 of his 481 total punches thrown. De La Hoya threw more punches—587—but landed only 122.^[23]

On May 3, 2008, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, De La Hoya fought Steve Forbes (33–5) in a tuneup for a possible rematch with Mayweather. De La Hoya showed a more relaxed style, throwing a constant jab and always staying on his toes.^[24] He opened a cut near Forbes' eye in the sixth round.^[25]

On June 6, 2008, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced his retirement from boxing, effectively ending talk of a rematch.

The Dream Match[link]

De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao[link]

De La Hoya at MGM Grand, Las Vegas in 2008

De La Hoya faced Manny Pacquiao (47–3–2) on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout was a twelve round non-title fight at the 147-pound (67 kg) welterweight limit. Although Manny Pacquiao went into the fight recognized as the leading pound for pound boxer in the world, some pundits speculated that 147 pounds could have been too far above his natural weight against the larger De La Hoya.^[26] However, Pacquiao's trainer Roach was confident of a victory as he stated that De La Hoya could no longer "pull the trigger" at that stage of his career.^[27] De La Hoya, who was favored to win the bout due to his size advantage, was expected to be the heavier of the two on fight night. However, though Pacquiao weighed 142 pounds (64 kg) and De La Hoya 145 pounds (66 kg) at the official weigh-in on Friday,^[28] De La Hoya entered the ring at 147 pounds to Pacquiao's 148.5 pounds (67.4 kg).^[29]

De La Hoya took a beating and his corner stopped the fight after the eighth round. Pacquiao was ahead on all three judges' scorecards before the stoppage, with two judges scoring the fight 80–71 and the other judge scoring it at 79–72.^[30] After the bout, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach stated, "We knew we had him after the first round. He had no legs, he was hesitant and he was shot."^[31] Confirming Roach's pre-fight predictions that he'd grown too old, De La Hoya crossed the ring to Pacquiao's corner after the bout was stopped and told Roach, "You're right, Freddie. I don't have it anymore."^[28] When asked by reporters whether he would continue fighting, De La Hoya responded, "My heart still wants to fight, that's for sure," De La Hoya said. "But when your physical doesn't respond, what can you do? I have to be smart and make sure I think about my future plans." During the first episode of the HBO 24/7 Pacquiao–Hatton series, Roach had said he saw IV marks on De La Hoya's arm, pointing out that he needed to be rehydrated surgically as a last resort.

Retirement[link]

De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, ending any speculation about a potential fight with undefeated light middleweight Julio César Chávez Jr.

Life outside the ring[link]

De La Hoya was accused in a lawsuit of rape in 1998. The lawsuit, filed in San Bernardino (Calif.) County Superior Court, alleged that De La Hoya raped a woman, who was 15 at the time, in a hotel room in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in June 1996.^[32] The case was settled out of court in 2001.^[33]

In 2000, he released a Grammy-nominated CD, entitled Oscar De La Hoya. Released through EMI International. The self-titled CD is a Latin pop album with 13 tracks in both English and Spanish written by Diane Warren and the Bee Gees.

On October 5, 2001, De La Hoya married Millie Corretjer. They have two children together. He also has a daughter, Atiana Cecilia, with Shanna Moakler.

In 2004, he debuted a clothing line of casual, and active-inspired apparel through Mervyns department stores. In the summer of 2004, De La Hoya starred in and hosted a boxing reality television series on Fox and Fox Sports Net titled The Next Great Champ.^[34]

In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities.^[35]

In 2006, De La Hoya authorized a children's picture book titled Super Oscar^[36] published by Simon and Schuster and released in his name. The book was written by noted children's author Mark Shulman and illustrated by children's illustrator Lisa Kopelke. The book tells the story of young Oscar as a daydreamer, who uses his great physical ability to prepare an elaborate picnic for his entire neighborhood in just fifteen minutes. Written in English and Spanish, the book received unanimously positive reviews from the publishing review journals. Super Oscar was selected as the winner of the 2007 Latino Book Awards Best Bilingual Children's Picture Book of the year.^[37]

In September, 2007, De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Enterprises acquired The Ring, KO Magazine, World Boxing Magazine and Pro Wrestling Illustrated from Kappa Publishing Group.^[38]

In late 2007, photographs featuring De La Hoya cross-dressed in company of a woman not his wife were posted on a tabloid website and received extensive publicity across the internet. De la Hoya has denied the authenticity of the photos. His lawyer stated, "The photographs depicting Mr. De La Hoya's image that were posted online today by an obscure paparazzi Web site are fake. Many of the Web site's viewers (as reflected in postings on the site) identified the photos as 'a really bad photoshop job.' Unfortunately, with today's technology, anyone can make any photo seem like something other than it is."^[39] In September 2007, Mila Dravnel, the woman who sold the photographs, recanted her allegations against De La Hoya and denied the authenticity of the photographs.^[40] However, in May 2008, Dravnel sued De La Hoya for slander, but she dropped the lawsuit after experts determined the photographs had been digitally doctored.^[41] However, in De La Hoya's August 2011 interview with Univision, he confirmed that it was indeed him in the leaked 2007 photos.^[42] In a related event, model Angelica Marie Cecora also announced she would sue De La Hoya after an alleged drug-fueled romp at the Ritz-Carlton in Midtown, on March 15, 2011, where she says he went wild with drugs, booze, sex toys and cross-dressing antics.^[43]

On May 1, 2007, the Staples Center sports arena announced that a 7-foot (2.1 m) bronze statue of Oscar De La Hoya would join similar tributes to Los Angeles sports stars Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.^[44] The statue was unveiled on December 2, 2008.^[45]

In February, 2008, Golden Boy acquired a 25% stake of Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo, along with Brener International Group.^[46]

De La Hoya started a charitable foundation to help underprivileged youth to education. In 2008, he donated $3.5 million to the De La Hoya Animo Charter High School.^[47]

In June 2008, De La Hoya published his autobiography entitled "American Son".^[48]

He is a member of the 2008 United States Olympic Hall of Fame.^[49]

Oscar De La Hoya is on the front covers of the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP versions of EASports' Fight Night Round 3.^[50]

In 2008, De La Hoya starred in a commercial alongside several Mexican boxing champions for Pronosticos lottery in Mexico. The 300 film inspired commercial featured the Mexican champions battling giants and other large creatures.^[51]

In early 2011, De La Hoya visited U.S. military personnel in Kuwait and Iraq under the auspices of the USO, holding boxing clinics and greeting the troops.

In May 2011, De La Hoya acknowledged he has a problem, but the nature of the issue was not revealed. "After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws." He underwent treatment at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for his alcoholism.^[52]

Amateur highlights[link]

• 1989 Gold Medalist National Golden Gloves
• 1990 Gold Medalist US National Championships
• 1990 Gold Medalist Goodwill Games
• 1991 Gold Medalist US National Championships
• 1991 Gold Medalist US Olympic Festival
• 1992 Gold Medalist World Championships Challenge
• 1992 Gold Medalist Olympic Games^[53]

Amateur record: 224–5

Professional boxing record[link]

39 Wins (30 knockouts, 9 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 0 Draws[54]
Res.	Record	Opponnent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	39–6	Manny Pacquiao	TKO	8 (12)	2008-12-06	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Non-title welterweight fight.
Win	39–5	Stevie Forbes	UD	12	2008-05-03	Home Depot Center, Carson, California	Non-title fight at 150-pound catch weight.
Loss	38–5	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	SD	12	2007-05-05	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC Light Middleweight title.
Win	38–4	Ricardo Mayorga	TKO	6 (12)	2006-05-06	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC Light Middleweight title.
Loss	37–4	Bernard Hopkins	KO	9 (12)	2004-09-18	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBO Middleweight title. For WBC, WBA (Super), IBF & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	37–3	Felix Sturm	UD	12	2004-06-05	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBO Middleweight title.
Loss	36–3	Shane Mosley	UD	12	2003-09-13	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC, WBA (Super), IBA & The Ring Light Middleweight titles.
Win	36–2	Luis Ramon Campas	TKO	7 (12)	2003-05-03	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC, WBA (Super) & The Ring Light Middleweight titles.
Win	35–2	Fernando Vargas	TKO	11 (12)	2002-09-14	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & won WBA (Super), IBA & vacant The Ring Light Middleweight titles.
Win	34–2	Javier Castillejo	UD	12	2001-06-23	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC Light Middleweight title.
Win	33–2	Arturo Gatti	TKO	5 (10)	2001-03-24	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	32–2	Shane Mosley	SD	12	2000-06-17	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Lost WBC & IBA Welterweight titles.
De La Hoya was awarded vacant WBC Welterweight title on March 4, 2000.
Win	32–1	Derrell Coley	KO	7 (12)	2000-02-26	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Won vacant IBA Welterweight title.
Loss	31–1	Felix Trinidad	MD	12	1999-09-18	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles. For IBF Welterweight title.
Win	31–0	Oba Carr	TKO	11 (12)	1999-05-22	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	30–0	Ike Quartey	SD	12	1999-02-13	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	29–0	Julio César Chávez	RTD	8 (12)	1998-09-18	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	28–0	Patrick Charpentier	TKO	3 (12)	1998-06-13	Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	27–0	Wilfredo Rivera	TKO	8 (12)	1997-12-06	Caesar's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	26–0	Héctor Camacho	UD	12	1997-09-13	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	25–0	David Kamau	KO	2 (12)	1997-06-14	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Retained WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	24–0	Pernell Whitaker	UD	12	1997-04-12	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC & Lineal Welterweight titles.
Win	23–0	Miguel Ángel González	UD	12	1997-01-18	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & Lineal Light Welterweight titles.
Win	22–0	Julio César Chávez	TKO	4 (12)	1996-06-07	Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC & Lineal Light Welterweight titles.
Win	21–0	Darryl Tyson	KO	2 (10)	1996-02-09	Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	20–0	Jesse James Leija	TKO	2 (12)	1995-12-15	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Retained WBO Lightweight title.
Win	19–0	Genaro Hernandez	RTD	6 (12)	1995-09-09	Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Lightweight title.
Win	18–0	Rafael Ruelas	TKO	2 (12)	1995-05-06	Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO & won IBF Lightweight titles.
Win	17–0	John John Molina	UD	12	1995-02-18	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Lightweight title.
Win	16–0	John Avila	TKO	9 (12)	1994-12-10	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	Retained WBO Lightweight title.
Win	15–0	Carl Griffith	TKO	3 (12)	1994-11-18	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Lightweight title.
Win	14–0	Jorge Páez	KO	2 (12)	1994-07-29	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won vacant WBO Lightweight title.
Win	13–0	Giorgio Campanella	TKO	3 (12)	1994-05-27	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Featherweight title.
Win	12–0	Jimmy Bredahl	RTD	10 (12)	1994-03-05	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	Won WBO Super Featherweight title.
Win	11–0	Narciso Valenzuela	KO	1 (10)	1993-10-30	America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Win	10–0	Angelo Nunez	RTD	4 (10)	1993-08-27	Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
Win	9–0	Renaldo Carter	TKO	6 (10)	1993-08-14	Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis, Hancock, Mississippi
Win	8–0	Troy Dorsey	RTD	1 (10)	1993-06-07	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	7–0	Frank Avelar	TKO	4 (10)	1993-05-08	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win	6–0	Mike Grable	UD	8	1993-04-06	Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York
Win	5–0	Jeff Mayweather	TKO	4 (8)	1993-03-13	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	4–0	Curtis Strong	TKO	4 (6)	1993-02-06	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
Win	3–0	Paris Alexander	TKO	2 (6)	1993-01-03	Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Win	2–0	Clifford Hicks	KO	1 (6)	1992-12-12	America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Win	1–0	Lamar Williams	KO	1 (6)	1992-11-23	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Oscar's professional debut.

Titles in boxing[link]

Major World Titles:

• WBO Super Featherweight Champion (130 lbs)
• WBO Lightweight Champion (135 lbs)
• IBF Lightweight Champion (135 lbs)
• WBC Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs)
• WBC Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
• WBC Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)
• WBA (Super) Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)
• WBO Middleweight Champion (160 lbs)
• (2) WBC Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)

Minor World Titles:

• IBA Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
• IBA Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)

The Ring/Lineal Championship Titles:

• Lineal Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs)
• Lineal Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
• The Ring Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)

See also[link]

	Greater Los Angeles portal
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	Biography portal
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• List of Olympic medalists in boxing
• List of lightweight boxing champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of boxing triple champions
• List of boxing quadruple champions
• List of boxing quintuple champions
• List of boxing sextuple champions
• List of left-handed boxers
• Ring Magazine pound for pound
• Millie Corretjer

References[link]