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BoxingScene.com spoke to Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar de la Hoya to clarify rumors of a possible junior welterweight fight between former champions Amir Khan and Humberto Soto in a Showtime televised fight on April 20th. De la Hoya said that those rumors are false and that he feels Khan will want to face a high level opponent to regain the status he had before suffering back to back losses to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is very interested in making a match between WBC super bantamweight champion Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13KOs) and Leo Santa Cruz (23-0-1, 13KOs), the unbeaten IBF champion at bantamweight. Santa Cruz saw action five times in 2012, eclipsing the busy schedule of super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, who fought four times. Mares wants to unify with Donaire, but the feud between their promoters is preventing the match from happening.
Can Manny Pacquiao recover from the vicious sixth round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez? Reflecting on similar knockout defeats in the history of the sport, former fighter and Golden Boy Promotions President, Oscar De La Hoya, says the road to fully recover from such a knockout will be very tough. He gives Pacquiao a chance to make it back, but the says the mental damage will affect him more than anything else.
Three division world champion Felix "Tito" Trinidad has been retired since January 19, 2008 - and has no desire to return to the ring, but he would be willing to return to the gym if Oscar De La Hoya was willing to stage a rematch. They fought 13 years ago - on September 18, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas - and Trinidad won a close twelve round majority decision. De La Hoya himself has been retired since December 2008.
President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya (Center) poses for pictures at a holiday toy giveaway organized by Golden Boy Promotions on December 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Photos by Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions.
On Tuesday, while at a media workout in conjunction with this weekend’s Amir Khan-Carlos Molina headlined-show at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya spent some time speaking with members of the media about various topics in the sport. The conversation eventually turned to the 2013 return of pound for pound stalwart Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Watching Leo Santa Cruz handle himself in and out of the ring, his promoter – former six-division titlist Oscar de la Hoya – can’t help but reminisce about his own time spent in the ring. “There are elements of Leo that remind me of when I fought,” de la Hoya admits. The latest example came on Thursday during Golden Boy’s toy drive in Los Angeles. The event was tied into the promotion for this Saturday’s massive fight card at the L.A. Sports Arena, portions of which will air on three separate networks.
Superstar promoter Oscar de la Hoya believes "people's champion" Amir Khan remains one of the biggest draws in boxing despite his current run of form. Khan tops the bill in America again this weekend, despite losing his last two fights, as he tries to get back to winning ways against unbeaten Carlos Molina in Los Angeles. The Briton expressed his gratitude to De la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and American television giant Showtime this week after they stuck by him, but the promoter insists such faith is justified because of Khan's fan-friendly style.
It was 18 years ago – almost to the day – when Oscar de la Hoya last appeared on network TV, scoring a 9th round stoppage over John Avila in Dec. ’94 on CBS. The following year saw the launching of the Oscar de la Hoya Foundation. Both of those worlds came full circle on Thursday for the highest grossing fighter of all time during his annual Golden Boy Toy Drive in Los Angeles. This year’s event was tied into the promotion of boxing’s first card to air on CBS in 15 years. Leo Santa Cruz puts his unbeaten record and bantamweight belt on the line against Alberto Guevara in the afternoon’s main event at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles (Saturday, 4:30PM ET/1:30PM PT).
President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya (Left) gives tickets to this Saturday’s Amir Khan vs. Carlos Molina fight at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena in exchange for toys donated at a holiday toy drive organized by Golden Boy Promotions on December 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.