Oscar De La Hoya elected to International Boxing Hall of Fame

By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times

Oscar De La Hoya was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame Tuesday, capping a career spawned in East Los Angeles that featured a 1992 Olympic gold medal in Barcelona and multiple world titles.

“This is the dream of everyone who puts on a pair of gloves and steps between the ropes .. .through the good and the bad, you always hope … you put on good fights, entertained the fans, and will be remembered for what you did in the ring,” De La Hoya said in a statement. “To know that I will be in the Hall of Fame … is humbling.”

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