Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - The handlers for WBA "regular" super flyweight title Joshua Franco (17-1-2, 8 KOs) were not very happy with a social media comment from their boxer's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, there is no animosity with Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. On November 6th, the two parties parted ways after a legal battle that lasted several weeks.
As Oscar De La Hoya, the International Boxing Hall of Famer, trains for a possible comeback he said he was serious about in August, it remains to be seen just who he might fight if his return becomes reality after 12 years in retirement.
Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya wants to play a pivotal part in piecing the lightweight puzzle moving forward into 2021. Following Teofimo Lopez’s resounding unanimous decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko, the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC Franchise titlist Lopez is now the king of the 135-pound division.
This past Friday, the boxing world was set on fire when it was officially confirmed that Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez had become a free agent. In 2018, Canelo had signed an exclusive deal with streaming service DAZN. The deal was worth $365 million, for 11 fights over a five year period.
Post-Fight Social Media Reactions - Hollywood, Florida - WBC lightweight world champion Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs) boxed his way to a dominating twelve round unanimous decision over 2004 Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs).
The latest signal that Oscar De La Hoya is indeed serious about making a return to the ring after 12 years in retirement is that his team has begun to talk about possible opponents, and it could be former two-division world titlist Marcos Maidana.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The team at Golden Boy Promotions has already prepared for life without its biggest client. In a bombshell announcement, pound-for-pound and box office king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez revealed that he will move forward with the rest of his career without the services of Golden Boy Promotions, his longtime promoter. Eddy Reynoso, Alvarez’s head trainer has assumed full control of his career and alerted the boxing world of the news.
Eddy Reynoso, manager and co-trainer of Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, took to social media on Friday morning to announce that his client is now a promotional free agent. Canelo is involved in an ongoing lawsuit with promoter Golden Boy Promotions and streaming service DAZN.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is siding with Mike Tyson to overcome Roy Jones Jr. - when the two Hall of Fame boxers collide on November 28 in Los Angeles. Their contest, being carried on pay-per-view, will be an eight round exhibition bout.