Golden Boy Promotions: record, next fight and profile →
A trainer switch seems to have brought out the best of Eric Priest. Early returns were found in a first-round knockout of Paul Mendez. The unbeaten Kansas native scored two knockdowns en route to a stoppage at 2:09 of the first round of their middleweight contest Thursday evening on DAZN from Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
Justin Figueroa put on a show during and after his West Coast debut. The unbeaten Atlantic City native did ‘the worm’ across the ring in celebration of his third-round knockout victory over Jerome Clayton. Figueroa scored three knockdowns on the night to force the stoppage at 1:57 of the third round Thursday evening on DAZN from Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is looking to present the most lucrative fight option to newly crowned WBC junior welterweight champion Devin Haney. And the British promoter believes the best option to make, at this moment, is a showdown with Ryan Garcia.
Ryan Garcia’s lawyer and advisor Guadalupe Valencia has been instrumental in guiding Garcia’s career, all while negotiating lucrative offers and opportunities outside of the sport for the 25-year-old.
Hours after Ryan Garcia publicly lambasted his promoters at a press conference, Oscar De La Hoya took to social media to air his concerns about his ace charge.
Ryan Garcia welcomed “the holy spirit” into his press conference Thursday afternoon in Houston, but he was a lot less hospitable toward “The Executioner.” Garcia belittled Bernard Hopkins when it was the perturbed, popular fighter’s turn to speak because Oscar De La Hoya’s promotional partner aggravated Garcia with comments he made recently to Fight Hub TV. Among other things, Hopkins
The soap opera between Ryan Garcia and his promoters took center stage again Thursday afternoon in Houston. The 25-year-old star suggested during a press conference that his handlers at Golden Boy Promotions are rooting for him to lose Saturday night to Mexican underdog Oscar Duarte. Oscar De La Hoya’s company also represents Duarte, who will challenge Garcia in a 12-round junior welterweight bout at Toyota Center (DAZN; 8 p.m. ET).
Golden Boy founder Oscar De La Hoya believes Ryan Garcia’s recent show of hostility is based on a complete misunderstanding. The fractious relationship between Golden Boy and Garcia flared up once more this week when Garcia, in an interview
Golden Boy partner Bernard Hopkins apparently isn’t too interested in sugarcoating his words toward his fighters—even one that is regarded as a cash cow. The Hall of Fame fighter popped up in the headlines this week when comments he previously made about Ryan Garcia,
The bad blood between Ryan Garcia and Golden Boy apparently still persists. In a recent interview with Brian Custer on The Last Stand Podcast, the native of Victorville, Calif., took issue with some claims made by Bernard Hopkins, one of the key brass at Golden Boy Promotions, ahead of Garcia’s upcoming 140-pound fight with Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The fight marks Garcia’s debut as a junior welterweight.