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As Oscar De La Hoya revisits his controversial previous in The Golden Boy, he has his present girlfriend, Holly Sonders, by his facet.
The retired boxer began relationship Sonders following his cut up from Millie Corretjer. The previous spouses — who share son Oscar Jr. and daughters Nina and Victoria — cut up in 2016 after 15 years of marriage however didn’t file for divorce till January 2023.
Within the meantime, De La Hoya, who can also be the daddy of Jacob (with ex-girlfriend Toni Alvarado), Devon (with former fling Angelique McQueen) and Atiana (with ex-fiancée Shanna Moakler), began relationship Sonders.
2021
The twosome met at a boxing match — the place Sonders, a former sports activities broadcaster, was interviewing athletes — in June 2021. They have been seen on a date two months later.
De La Hoya and Sonders went Instagram official in November 2021. That very same month, she debuted her tattoo devoted to De La Hoya’s gold medal from the 1992 Summer season Olympics.
“Expensive Oscar, You’ve the whole lot in life. There may be nothing I may give you that you just haven’t obtained already … aside from this,” she captioned the reveal. “This tattoo signifies the day you grew to become The Golden Boy. The second you gained the gold medal on the 1992 Olympics and regarded up at your mom who had handed just a few months prior. When deciding on an artist to convey this second to life, there was no query that I wished it to be your sisters husband @tattooesteban. I like you @oscardelahoya.”
2022
De La Hoya denied two sexual assault allegations on the peak of his profession within the 90s. In 2022, he was below hearth once more when a former colleague filed a lawsuit towards him, claiming he sexually assaulted her twice throughout a visit to Mexico in 2020. (Whereas a earlier 1998 civil go well with towards De La Hoya was settled outdoors of court docket in 2001, the standing of the 2022 go well with is unclear on the time of publication.)
Sonders stayed by De La Hoya’s facet as he denied the claims. In an announcement to the Los Angeles Instances on the time, De La Hoya mentioned: “With the 24-hour information cycle all of us discover ourselves in, most of the time, malicious and unjust accusations are interpreted as reality with out the proof to assist their faulty claims. I’m assured my authorized staff will resolve this matter and show my innocence.”
That December, Sonders and De La Hoya celebrated their second Christmas collectively. “Bonds rising stronger. Wishing you all love, peace, and the flexibility to see what’s vital and what makes you cheerful. Discover your happiness at any value, don’t waste any time,” she wrote through Instagram. “Thanks to all in Oscar’s circle who’ve accepted me as their very own. I like you.”
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2023
De La Hoya wrote a prolonged tribute to Sonders on her thirty sixth birthday, calling her girlfriend “essentially the most caring, sweetest, and selfless individual.”
“I like you for thus so many causes however the one which stands out essentially the most is your coronary heart, you might be actually one among a sort not solely as a result of your scorching as hell however as a result of the tons of different qualities that make up your coronary heart and the way you deal with others with respect and kindness,” he penned. “You took your time in understanding me and caring for me, you exit of your option to at all times put me first and make me at all times really feel like your king, you might be so so selfless and I actually respect the whole lot you do for me and others. I like you to the moon and again, solely we all know what now we have and I’m proud to say that you can be my legacy. I’ve finished all of it in life from profitable Gold to championship belts however the one factor my life has been lacking is love and I lastly have it with you and I promise I’ll love you and care for your coronary heart without end. Te amo Holly (Boobi) ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
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That July, De La Hoya’s The Golden Boy was launched by HBO. Whereas Sonders doesn’t seem within the doc — which included Moakler recalling his numerous affairs — she supported her man.
“Congratulations on an enormous week selling your documentary in NYC. You’re a true star in each sense of the phrase @oscardelahoya and I’m fortunate to spend my life with you,” she gushed.