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1988 · Best.-Nr. 8113 — 1988. De La Hoya Oscar. Signed action photograph dated 1998 presents the Mexican American boxer during the period when he stood among the sport's most prominent champions and public figures. The image supports research into Latino representation in American athletics boxing celebrity sports photography and the promotional construction of championship fighters. De La Hoya had won the lightweight gold medal for the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and subsequently became a major professional champion across multiple weight divisions. Color photograph 8 by 10 inches showing De La Hoya in a close-up action pose wearing red boxing gloves. The tight composition emphasizes his guarded stance facial concentration and the visual immediacy of ring competition rather than a formal studio presentation. Boldly signed by De La Hoya and dated "98." The supplied information does not identify the photographer location bout opponent or exact date and none is assigned. The 1998 date places the photograph during De La Hoya's undefeated championship period when his combination of Olympic success Mexican American identity and commercial appeal made him one of boxing's most visible athletes. Contemporary career summaries identify him as a titleholder in several divisions and one of the era's leading pay-per-view attractions giving the signed image value as both a sports autograph and a record of late twentieth-century boxing celebrity. Clean and well preserved with strong color and a bold legible signature; excellent overall. A visually immediate signed portrait from a defining period in De La Hoya's championship career. unknown