Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya expects a very exciting contest when WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) defends his world title against British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) on May 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It’s been nearly nine years since their own in-ring clash, but the thought of Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya co-existing remains, to this day, a pipedream. The long-standing rivalry between the sport’s two biggest box-office attractions of the 21st century continues to rage on, as evidenced by Mayweather’s latest public appearance. The recently retired former pound-for-pound king was ringside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the January 23 launch of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on free-to-air network Fox.
It was just before a news conference in New York City last week, and Freddie Roach had that glint in his eye. If you write about boxing, the moment you see the glint, you look to the heavens in gratitude.
Just when you thought their war of words was over, retired pound-of-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. lashed out at Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. If you thought it was personal before, Mayweather just turned up the heat and made it very personal.
Ten years ago, former six division world champion Oscar De La Hoya was undoubtedly the biggest star in the sport. Now he runs one of the biggest promotional companies in the sport, Golden Boy Promotions, and his company promotes one of the biggest stars in the sport, WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs).
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, explains why a fight with Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin needs the proper time to build up.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is not ruling out the possibility of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) taking a fight at the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds.
WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) is scheduled to return to the ring on May 7th. Canelo captured his belt last November with a twelve round unanimous decision over four division champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In a few recent interviews, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has built a storm of controversy with his statements regarding racism play a major role in combat sports. Mayweather feels that certain white athletes in combat sports are politically favored over other talent athletes who happen to be black.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya says his platinum guided missile Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is destined to disappoint a whole host of Gennady "GGG" Golovkin fans, when Saul - who's the WBC middleweight champion, and interim-champion Gennady - collide in the ring.