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An end of an era in Boxing History Was Made in the year 2009, as 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist and 10-time World Champion in six weight classes and future Hall of Famer “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya Officially Announced retirement from the history sport of Boxing on April 14, 2009 at the age of 36. De La Hoya now Awaits His calling Into the Boxing Hall of Fame as a Boxing Legend. De La Hoya won the gold medal in 1992 at the Olympic games in Barcelona Spain defeating Marco Rudolph oponnent ET Won His First World Championship in the lightweight division in 1994 defeating lightweight contender Rafael Ruelas. De La Hoya Went on to win world titles in six SEVERAL different weight divisions, The Golden Boys Hall of Fame-bound career Has Seen HIM win 10 World Championships in Every division from 130 to 160 pounds while Facing the elite of the sport Including Floyd Mayweather Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and Hector Camacho Sr. Oscar de la Hoya HAS left indelible legacy in and year out of the ring, Having Turned professional history Immediately FOLLOWING 1992 Olympic gold medal victory in Barcelona, ??Spain, De La Hoya Immediately Turned in to a box office success. His popularity and FOLLOWING Made Him the Highest grossing non-heavyweight fighter the history of the sport HAD ever seen. Participating in 19 pay-per-view fights, De La Hoya Drew over 14. 1 . . .