Diego De La Hoya

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Diego de la Hoya
Born
Diego de la Hoya Villegas

(1994-08-13) August 13, 1994 (age 29)
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Other namesGolden Kid
Statistics
Weight(s) Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins24
Wins by KO11
Losses2
No contests1

Diego de la Hoya Villegas (born August 13, 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC-NABF and WBO-NABO super bantamweight titles between 2017 and 2019. [1] As an amateur he represented Mexico, winning the 2011 Mexican National Championships and competing at the 2012 Youth World Championships. [2] He is the cousin of former boxer Oscar De La Hoya.

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Early life

De la Hoya was born in the Mexican border town of Mexicali, in a boxing family, and was surrounded by boxing ever since he was born. He is said to have fallen in love with the sport of boxing at the age of 6, although he had been boxing even before that. As his interest in the sport grew, he decided to take up boxing full-time at the age of 15. Growing up he idolized Mexican boxing legends Julio Cesar Chavez, and his cousin Oscar De La Hoya. De la Hoya lives with his parents and loves playing soccer. [3]

Amateur career

Diego joined the Mexican National Boxing team in 2009. [4] [5] De la Hoya had over 250 amateur bouts and was a Mexican National Olympics silver medalist. [6]

Professional career

Diego is signed to Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. [7] He made his professional debut [8] on September 12, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada against Luis Cosme who had already had eleven professional fights. De La Hoya won the fight via technical knockout (TKO) at 1:53 min in the third round.

The second fight was in the city of Indio, California on December 13, 2013. De La Hoya won the fight via TKO at 2:32 minutes in the first round against Abraham Rubio who had already had six professional fights.

De La Hoya fought his third fight on March 14, 2014, and won in a first round stoppage, bringing his record to 3–0.

De La Hoya won his fourth fight on April 3, again in the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. "The Golden Kid" won by unanimous decision (UD) in six rounds against Puerto Rican Jaxel Marrero. He won his next four fights with three coming by way of TKO.

On September 4, 2015, De La Hoya stepped up and faced Jesus Ruiz, who had earlier that year lost to Leo Santa Cruz in a world title fight. De La Hoya won the fight via UD (100–90, 100–90, 99–91).

On the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan, De La Hoya faced undefeated Rocco Santomauro. He successfully defended his WBC Youth title when Santomauro's trainer Shane Mosley threw in the towel in the seventh round.

De La Hoya defeated former IBF bantamweight champion Randy Caballero on September 16, 2017, on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin.

He also won his next fight against José Salgado via a seventh-round TKO. De la Hoya was the constant aggressor which prompted Salgado's team to throw in the towel. [9]

On April 13, 2019, had his first fight at featherweight against Enrique Bernache. An accidental head clash caused a bad cut on Bernache's forehead, which led to the fight being stopped and ruled as a no-contest.

On July 13, 2019, Diego, then ranked #3 by the WBA at super bantamweight, faced Ronny Rios, ranked #8 by the WBA at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California. [10] De la Hoya got into the fight as the favorite, however, Rios managed to drop De la Hoya, who despite beating the count, could not continue fighting. This was Diego's first loss as a professional. [11]

He then battled veteran Renson Robles in his hometown of Mexicali to a ten-round UD win. De la Hoya stated after the fight that he had injured his left hand during the second round. [12]

Professional boxing record

27 fights24 wins2 losses
By knockout112
By decision130
No contests1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Loss24-2 (1)Victor MoralesKO2 (10), 1:08April 29, 2023 College Park Center, Arlington, U.S.For the WBA inter-Continental Featherweight title
26Win24–1 (1)Jose Santos GonzalezTD8 (10), 1:16Dec 17, 2022 Commerce Casino, Commerce, U.S.
25Win23–1 (1)Enrique BernacheKO4 (10), 2:51Jul 16, 2022 Crypto Arena, Los Angeles, U.S.
24Win22–1 (1)Renson RoblesUD10Dec 14, 2019 Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
23Loss21–1 (1) Ronny Rios KO6 (12), 1:17Jul 13, 2019 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.Lost WBC-NABF super bantamweight title;
For vacant WBA Gold super bantamweight title
22NC21–0 (1)Enrique BernacheNC2 (10), 2:25Apr 13, 2019 Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoAccidental headbutt left Bernache unable to continue
21Win21–0Jose SalgadoRTD7 (10), 3:00June 8, 2018Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.Retained WBC-NABF and WBO-NABO super bantamweight titles
20Win20–0 Randy Caballero UD10 Sep 16, 2017 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won WBC-NABF and vacant WBO-NABO super bantamweight titles
19Win19–0Alan Isaias Luques CastilloUD10Jul 1, 2017Parque La Pedrera, Villa Mercedes, ArgentinaRetained WBC youth super bantamweight title
18Win18–0 Erik Ruiz UD10May 19, 2017 Casino del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
17Win17–0Roberto PuchetaUD8Mar 11, 2017 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
16Win16–0 Luis Del Valle UD10 Sep 17, 2016 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.Retained WBC youth super bantamweight title
15Win15–0Rocco SantomauroTKO7 (8), 1:59May 7, 2016 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBC youth super bantamweight title
14Win14–0Arturo BadilloTKO4 (8), 1:11Feb 19, 2016Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
13Win13–0Giovanni DelgadoUD8Nov 20, 2015Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
12Win12–0 Jesus Ruiz UD10Sep 4, 2015Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won WBC youth super bantamweight title
11Win11–0Jose EstrellaKO4 (8), 2:36Jul 2, 2015Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
10Win10–0Ramiro RoblesUD8May 7, 2015Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
9Win9–0 Manuel Roman UD8Feb 27, 2015Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
8Win8–0Ali GonzalezTKO5 (6), 1:40Nov 13, 2014Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
7Win7–0Luis Ruiz Lizarraga JrUD6Oct 10, 2014Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
6Win6–0Miguel TamayoTKO5 (6), 2:27Jul 9, 2014 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
5Win5–0Rigoberto CasillasTKO3 (6), 0:28June 6, 2014Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
4Win4–0Jaxel MarreroUD6Apr 13, 2014Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
3Win3–0Sergio NajeraTKO1 (4), 2:14Feb 17, 2014Salinas Storm House, Salinas, California, U.S.
2Win2–0Abraham RubioTKO1 (4), 2:32Dec 13, 2013 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
1Win1–0Luis CosmeTKO3 (4), 1:53Sep 12, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

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References

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  2. ↑ "BoxRec: Diego De La Hoya - Amateur career". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "New Faces: Diego De La Hoya". The Ring. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. ↑ "De la Hoya Ganó con Dificultades Comité Olímpico Mexicano". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Organización Editorial Mexicana".
  6. ↑ "Diego de la Hoya, Oscar's Cousin, to Go Pro".
  7. ↑ "Diego de la Hoya ya tiene fecha para debutar". 2013-06-02.
  8. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube .
  9. ↑ "Diego De La Hoya Breaks Down, Stops Jose Salgado". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  10. ↑ "Hoya vs Rios - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  11. ↑ "Ronny Rios upsets Diego De La Hoya with sixth-round stoppage". The Ring. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  12. ↑ "Diego De La Hoya Decisions Renson Robles Over Ten Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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