Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
U.S. Olympian Carlos Balderas was eliminated by Lazaro Alvarez of Cuba on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 132-pound (60 kg) weight division. Prior to the loss to Alvarez, Balderas scored impressive victories in his first two bouts of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Looks like unbeaten junior featherweight Diego De La Hoya could return to the ring on September 17, promoter Oscar De La Hoya told BoxingScene.com.
Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya, Undefeated middleweight contender Jason Quigley, Dallas Cowboys All Pro receiver Dez Bryant and NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph “Jojo” Diaz Jr. pose at Dallas Cowboys Training Camp on August 9, 2016 in Oxnard, California to announce Quigley and Diaz Jr. bouts which will take place on the undercard of former two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez vs. WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion Liam "Beefy" Smith title fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on September 17, 2016 which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m.
Former two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) and WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) today concluded their two-city international press tour at The Landmark Hotel in London ahead of their world championship showdown.
Liverpool's WBO Super-Welterweight Champion Liam Smith came face-to-face with Mexican challenger Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for a second time at today's final stop on the Canelo vs. Smith international press tour. 'Beefy' puts it all on the line against pound-for-pound superstar Alvarez at the breath-taking AT&T Stadium on Saturday 17th September, exclusively live in the UK on BoxNation.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who guides Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, says his fighter will face IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) next year.
Tonight from the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles another edition of 'the LA Fight Club' takes place. The headliner is bantamweight Oscar Negrete (14-0, 5 KO's) who faces Jose Bustos (11-6-3/7 KO's) and the co-feature has super bantamweight prospect Emilio Sanchez (12-0, 9 KO's) taking on veteran Hugo Partida (20-7-2/15 KO's).
As the fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and WBO junior middleweight titlist, Liam Smith, was consummated for September 17th, Golden Boy Promotions and Alvarez have come under intense scrutiny for making this pay-per-view match-up and not facing Gennady Golovkin.
Golden Boy Promotions is preparing to fight tooth and nail to overturn last week's court ruling in Miami, which directs former two-division world champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to pay $8.5 million to promoter Felix 'Tutico' Zabala of All Star Boxing
Promoter Felix 'Tutico' Zabala of All Star Boxing is celebrating is victory from Monday in Miami, when a jury made several decision pertaining to his ongoing lawsuit against Golden Boy Promotions and former two-division world champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.