Comments Thread For: Diego De La Hoya, Oscar's Cousin, To Go Pro

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Highly respected Mexican amateur, Diego de la Hoya, is ready to go pro. The boxer won six national medals and is the cousin of Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. Most expect Diego to fight under his counsin's promotional banner. The talented amateur had over 250 bouts in the unpaid ranks and wants to make a name for himself by showcasing his in-ring abilities and not because of his famous last name. Diego and his father are in talks with talent scout Joel De La Hoya, brother of Oscar, regarding the fighter's entrance into the pro ranks.
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[-Huey-]

I saw him fight in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Little dude is cold!!
Future star, no doubt...

[adamdoyle]

I saw him fight in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Little dude is cold!!
Future star, no doubt...

what weight?

[NoMoTomatoCans]

Idc as long as GB doesn't feed him a steady diet of bums like JCC and Canelo, assuming he signs with GB.

Just stay away from the pantyhose!

[bigcursedawg]

what weight?

He's a little guy. My guess is he would probably debun thant somewhere around flyweight, but no higher that.

[MexicanBoxing1]

He is a slim bantamweight with chances of developing some muscles to go to featheweight

[7_rocket]

Best of luck to him. I wonder if he could move up to WW

[PR ESQ.]

Great pedigree. Looking forward to seeing this kid.

[charger56]

Diego was my long-time teammate in the Baja California state team and I can tell you with all certainty that he is as talented as they come. That plus amateur fighters in the region have been getting a lot of government support, Diego was concentrated in Cuba with the team for about 2 months in preparation for this year's national competition taking place in Tijuana, Baja California with all expenses paid. Diego took silver after losing a very controversial match.

An aspect that could also be interesting in the near future is the legitimate hatred that he feels for Oscar Valdez. He is not shy about it and says it is personal. Diego beat him in Mexicali (very controversially) and Valdez beat him in the final round of Olympic qualifiers leaving Diego out. I see a very good fight brewing there.

[charger56]

He is a slim bantamweight with chances of developing some muscles to go to featheweight

I'm not sure if his frame will allow him to go that far, he is very scrawny and seems like a hard gainer.