Oscar De La Hoya Announces Retirement from Boxing

Oscar De La Hoya, the 1992 Olympic gold medal winner and highest grossing boxer in the history of the sport, has announced his retirement from boxing.

The 36-year-old compiled a 39-6 record over his career and collected world titles in six different weight divisions but it was his final fight that signaled an end to his reign. De La Hoya was badly beaten by a much younger Manny Pacquiao in December which led to talks about his imminent retirement.

Over his distinguished career inside the ring De La Hoya won ten world titles while beating 17 world champions.

De La Hoya turned professional in 1992 following the Barcelona Olympics and remained unbeaten for nearly seven years before falling to Felix Trinidad for the WBC and IBF welterweight title In 1999. He would go on to lose to Shane Mosley two fights later in 2000. He would lose his rematch with Mosley three years later, a fight that began a stretch of four losses in seven fights, ending with Pacquiao.

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