Statue of Oscar De La Hoya

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Statue of Oscar De La Hoya
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The sculpture in 2022
Statue of Oscar De La Hoya
Subject Oscar De La Hoya
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates 34°2′37.1″N118°15′57.7″W / 34.043639°N 118.266028°W / 34.043639; -118.266028

A statue of Oscar De La Hoya by Erik Blome is installed outside Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, in the U.S. state of California. [1] [2] The bronze sculpture was unveiled in 2008. [3] [4] [5] De La Hoya was born in East Los Angeles and was known as "The Golden Boy of boxing".

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