Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Ryan Garcia made sure to march to the beat of his drum in his comeback fight after suffering a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in April. Davis forced the blockbuster bout to be contracted at a 136-pound catchweight with a maximum 10-pound rehydration clause for the next-day morning weigh-in.
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.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya was incensed by the latest administrative fiat in boxing. The head of Golden Boy Promotions lashed out at the International Boxing Federation, one of four major sanctioning bodies in the sport, for deciding to strip undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford of his IBF belt earlier this week.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya is apparently eager to start working with fighters associated with Premier Boxing Champions. On Thursday, the founder of Golden Boy Promotions, sent out a call-to-arms on social media directed at fighters associated with PBC, the management firm founded by influential powerbroker Al Haymon and features such fighters as
Six division champion and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is giving Francis Ngannou no chance of upsetting WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.