Oscar De La Hoya: Last News

Oscar De La Hoya is getting real in the two-part HBO documentary,  The legendary boxer opens up about his life and the truth behind the polished facade after he skyrocketed to fame inside and outside the boxing ring.In the doc, which premieres July 24 on HBO and on Max, De La Hoya tells his story in his own words through a series of candid interviews, as well as with those in his inner circle, and features rarely seen archival footage. , HBO touts, «peels back the layers of this celebrated yet complicated figure, exploring his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons and the impossible burden of a nickname he couldn't live up to.»Produced by Mark Wahlberg, the two-part doc charts the East Los Angeles native's rise to Olympic boxing gold medalist, hometown hero and multiple title-winning pro boxer. Nicknamed «The Golden Boy,» De La Hoya charmed the public and Hollywood alike with his charisma, good looks and heartfelt story of winning the Olympic gold medal for his dying mother.

Oscar De La Hoya is laying it all out on the line and opening up about his story, the glories and failures. Directed by Fernando Villena and produced by Mark Wahlberg,  aims to tell the meteoric rise of an East Los Angeles hero who got thrust into the spotlight after bringing home the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.De La Hoya would go on to struggle with fame and fortune, all of which is magically captured in this two-part documentary.  «peels back the layers of this celebrated yet complicated figure, exploring his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons and the impossible burden of a nickname he couldn't live up to.»The doc features interviews with De La Hoya's family members, including father Joel De La Hoya Sr., sister Cecilia De La Hoya, brother Joel De La Hoya Jr., and children Atiana, Jacob and Devon. Former fiancee Shanna Moakler, childhood friend/business partner Eric Gomez, ex-trainer Jesus Rivero, boxing promoter Bob Arum, boxing legend Bernard Hopkins and former mistress Milana Dravnel also participate.Here are the 10 biggest bombshells revealed in the tell-all documentary.Oscar said for years and years that it was his mother, Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya's, dying wish that he go and win the 1992 Olympic gold medal in Barcelona.

Oscar De La Hoya is done running from his haunted past. He is done hiding behind the «golden» facade and he is done lying. No longer feeling pressured to maintain what is left of his once unblemished «Golden Boy» image, De La Hoya feels «liberated,» a byproduct of unshackling himself from a self-made prison rooted in — by his own admission — lies he peddled for years. Decades, actually.Now calling himself «an open book,» the 1992 Olympic gold medalist is finally ready to talk -- without discomfort or an ounce of awkwardness — about some of his darkest moments.

Oscar De La Hoya was prepared to die in the ring against Manny Pacquiao. He was also ready to hang up the gloves, but his camp didn't know it — not his father, not his trainer, not his cutman. No one. Harboring yet another dark secret, De La Hoya tells ET he knew training camp in Big Bear, California, that the Dec.

Oscar De La Hoya said he has «nothing but respect» for Travis Barker after one of his Instagram followers — during an «Ask Me Anything» session — asked the boxing great how he feels about the Blink-182 drummer raising his daughter, Atiana De La Hoya.Now, for the first time since offering the succinct laudation, De La Hoya is opening up like never before to ET about not raising his kids, extolling the mother of his children and elevating Barker for being an admirable father figure to Atiana, whom De La Hoya shares with former beauty queen Shanna Moakler.In a wide-ranging conversation in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of the premiere of his two-part Max documentary,, De La Hoya found himself at peace admitting he was, for lack of a better word, an absentee father, and he's now, as he says, giving «credit where credit is due.»«Look, I didn't raise my kids, you know? Their moms did. And I have to give credit where credit is due,» De La Hoya tells ET.

Oscar De La Hoya is home from the hospital after undergoing treatment for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection. De La Hoya took to Instagram Wednesday to share that after spending three days in the hospital, he's home and on the mend.«Hey guys, I am out of the hospital.