EN FOTOS: Óscar de la Hoya a través de los años

Oscar de la Hoya raises his fists in glory after beating Fernando Vargas in the eleventh round Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Oscar de la Hoya celebrates with Floyd Meriweather after defeating Fernando Vargas Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Fighters Oscar de la Hoya(left) and Fernando Vargas get up close and personal during press conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown LA, where they hyped their upcoming fight.

OSCAR de la HOYA is about to take on a whole new career. In October, EMI Latin will release De La Hoya’s debut album as a pop and ranchera singer. Candid photos taken during video shoot on location at Universal Studios backlot, September 3, 2000.

Boxing superstar OSCAR de la HOYA is about to take on a whole new career. In October, EMI Latin will release De La Hoya’s debut album as a pop and ranchera singer. Candid photos taken during video shoot on location at Universal Studios backlot, September 3, 2000.

Oscar De La Hoya swings at Felix Trinidad during the 6th round of the 9/18/99 Welterweight Championship fight in Las Vegas.

Oscar De La Hoya ponders a thought while being interviewed in an east Los Angeles restaurant, recently. He’s been in a legal battle with his promoter, Bob Arum. (Gina Ferazzi/LAT)

Boxers Oscar de la Hoya, left, and Shanr Mosley shake hands during a press conference Wednesday at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles. The two will fight Saturday night at the same location.

Oscar DeLaHoya whispers comforting words to his sister, Cecilia, as she fights back tears during a ceremony dedicating a new cancer treatment center in the name of their mother, Cecilia Gonzalez DeLaHoya, Wednesday, April 12, at White Memorial Hospital.

Welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya briefly lets Sugar Shane Mosley put his hands on his title belt under the watchful eye of Shane’s father Jack Mosley at a press conference regarding the upcoming fight between the two boxersat Staples Center Monday afternoon.

Boxers Oscar de la Hoya(left) and Paul Gonzales in a press conference to donated money to the Hollenbeck Youth Center.

Oscar De La Hoya stretches after sparing at Karate Gym in Big Bear Lake City.

Oscar De La Hoya hits sparring partner during practice at Karate Gym in Big Bear Lake City.

Oscar De La Hoya swings as Jimmi Bredahl falls in final round of Junior Lightweight championship. The fight was stopped after the bell rang.

De la Hoya was the grand marshal of the Mexican independence parade in East Los Angeles. The Parade commemorates the 186th anniversary of Mexican independence.Mandatory Credit: Andrew Scholer/The LA Times

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya, center, is escorted into the Grand Olympic Auditorium to kick off a promotional tour for his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez on June 7.

At a press event at Universal City promoting the upcoming De La Hoya/Gonzalez fight, champ Oscar De La Hoya gets off a playful right against an obviously intimidated Frankenstein.

Boxer Oscar de la Hoya, for the cover of Calendar Weekend ‘s annual Summer Splash, Photo taken March 17, 1999.

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SP.DeLaJoya#1.RC.6–29.Oscar De La Hoya claims victory after Jorge Paez lays TKOed in the second round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.Times Photo:Rick Corrales  (Corrales, Rick / Los Angeles Times)

Gina Ferazzi –– – 008491.SP.0518.boxing2.GF–Oscar De La Hoya shows his power stance in the fresh air and mountain setting of his training camp in Big Bear Thursday, May 18, 2000. He fights “Sugar” Shane Mosley for the WBC welterweight title on June 17 at Staples Center.(Gina Ferazzi/LAT)  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A young boxer wait his turn in the ring at the Oscar de la Hoya Youth Boxing Center. Oscar de la Hoya got his start at this boxing gym in East LA.

Manager Robert Alcazar wipes vaseline on Oscar De La Hoya’s face during sparring practice at Karate Gym in Big Bear Lake City.

Oscar de la Hoya got his start at this boxing gym in East LA. It is now called the Oscar de la Hoya Youth Boxing Center. He is giving money for rennovations to the gym.

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WBC Welterwight Champion Oscar De La Hoya annouces a new comic book for kids on the dangers of drug and alcohol with LA Dogers annoucer Vin Scully at the LA Junior Chamber of Commerce Thursday.

Oscar Da La Hoya talks to the press during a pre–fight press conference for his with Hector Macho Camacho are set to fight in Las Vegas on Sept 13, pose together in hte new gym bulit by Da La Hoya in East L.A. Tuesday

Oscar De La Hoya swings at Felix Trinidad during the ninth round of the September 18, 1999 Welterweight Championship in Las Vegas.  (WS·Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Oscar De La Hoya swings at Felix Trinidad during the 6th round of the 9/18/99 Welterweight Championship fight in Las Vegas.

Oscar de la Hoya demands a rematch after losing in a controversial fight against Felix Trinidad.

Oscar De La Hoya as he appeared at Dodger Stadium, Tuesday, February 9, 1999.Photo/Art by:Robert Gauthier

Oscar De La Hoya’s trainer Jesus Rivero applies petrolum jelly to his face before a spar at his training camp in Big Bear.

Boxers Oscar de la Hoya, left, and Shanr Mosley shake hands during a press conference Wednesday at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles. The two will fight Saturday night at the same location.

Oscar De La Hoya with his baby daughter Atiana, arrives at the ceremony dedicating a new cancer treatment center in honor of his mother Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya, Wednesday, April 12, 2000.

Oscar DeLaHoya whispers comforting words to his sister, Cecilia, as she fights back tears during a ceremony dedicating a new cancer treatment center in the name of their mother, Cecilia Gonzalez DeLaHoya, Wednesday, April 12, at White Memorial Hospital.