Golden Boy Promotions: record, next fight and profile →
Boxing promoter Don King has been trying to finalize a fight with WBA super featherweight champion Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado for more than two months with his number two contender, Rafael Mensah.
There has been some chatter about fights such as Manny Pacquiao versus Lucas Matthysse and a lightweight match-up between WBA titlist Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) and Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs). Those potential pairings are ones that involve boxers represented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank.
Following a 2017 that saw massive knockouts, shocking upsets and the rise of several Golden Boy Promotions prospects, LA FIGHT CLUB returns on March 16 for its inaugural 2018 show live from the Belasco Theater in Downtown, Los Angeles, Calif. and live on EstrellaTV's Boxeo Estelar. The series will continue on April 6, June 1, July 6, Aug. 10, and Oct. 12, with more possible dates to follow.
As boxing enters 2018 - the landscape has completely changed. Top Rank and their stable of fighters are tied to ESPN, while Golden Boy Promotions and their roster is tied to HBO and ESPN2, and Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions is united with Showtime and FOX.
CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO - With the presence of two of Oscar de la Hoya's top executives from Golden Boy Promotions, the leading promoters in Puerto Rico at the moment, Miguel Cotto Promotions, announced on Monday at a press conference the resumption of its series of shows on ESPN - beginning with the program that is scheduled for March 24 at the Ponce Fair Complex, which will be starred by the unbeaten Jose 'Chiquiro' Martinez.
Undefeated super-lightweight prospect, Blair "The Flair" Cobbs (8-0, 6 KOs), who is managed by Prince Ranch Boxing's Greg Hannley, has signed a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions. Cobbs, who trains in Las Vegas by way of Philadelphia, is ready to take his career to the next level, and vows to bring value to an already loaded stable at GBP.
Things were getting interesting between super featherweights, Carlos Morales and Dardan Zenunaj, who headline on ESPN2 on Thursday night from the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. While Morales had jumped out to an early lead, the aggressive Zenunaj was starting to close ground on him heading into the second half of this scheduled ten-rounder.
Despite two unsuccessful attempts recently to make fights with Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs), if the reigning WBC lightweight champion called Golden Boy Promotions again - they would answer his call. "Yes, yes, yes, because look I've been able to get fights done by being persistent," said Golden Boy President Eric Gomez, during his in-studio appearance on 'the 3 Knockdown Rule' podcast with Mario Lopez.
This Thursday night from Cancun, Mexico another edition of 'Golden Boy on ESPN' takes place that features a junior bantamweight contest between Jose Martinez and Jesus Martinez, and prospects Vergil Ortiz and Alexis Rocha will be featured on the undercard.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya threw a tremendous verbal hook at the working team behind WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs). De La HOya's company had promoted Wilder's first 33 fights and took him to a world title. Their relationship ended in January of 2015, after Wilder captured the WBC title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.