Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Oscar De La Hoya hopes Vergil Ortiz Jr. at least goes some rounds with Samuel Vargas on Friday night. Ortiz’s promoter feels confident about the 22-year-old welterweight’s readiness to fight for a world title. De La Hoya would become more comfortable, though, knowing how Ortiz responds to competing later in bouts.
Oscar De La Hoya didn’t identify a potential opponent for the comeback he is considering. “The Golden Boy” didn’t eliminate the most intriguing possible foe for what would be his first fight in 12 years, either. When asked by Chris Mannix if we could see De La Hoya-Canelo in 2021, Alvarez’s promoter surprisingly didn’t dismiss it.
Finding an opponent for Canelo Alvarez these days resembles politicians trying to pass a bill in Congress: it’s a slow, excruciating, and divisive process. What seemed like a promising list of fighters for Alvarez’s fall return, including top talents Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Billy Joe Saunders, has now dwindled down to the lowly crop of John Ryder, David Lemieux, and in the latest development…Jason Quigley, who, it should be noted, was pummeled and stopped by Tureano Johnson last year.
If Oscar De La Hoya ever decides to make a full-fledged ring return, he’ll make sure that his corner includes a familiar face: his former trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr. “The only person that comes to mind [to train me], the only person that I would ask humbly is Floyd Mayweather Sr.,” De La Hoya, the 47-year-old head Golden Boy Promotions, said on the recent SI Boxing Podcast.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is getting back on track when it comes to staging events. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, his company has not staged any boxing events in months.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes unbeaten lightweight contender Ryan Garcia, is hoping to finalize a world title eliminator with Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell.
Canelo Alvarez’s boxing exploits have been staged in the most notable arenas in the United States. The four-division champion Alvarez has headlined at Madison Square Garden, AT&T Stadium, Staples Center, MGM Grand, T-Mobile Arena, Minute Maid Park and The Alamodome, among other venues in America.
By Dan Rafael - If there is anyone who knows about boxing at an advanced age it is Bernard Hopkins, the former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion, who fought at a high level into his 50s. While “The Alien” had success, he also knows how difficult it is was to fight effectively in his late 40s and early 50s, and he has a message for a trio of fellow...
Ryan Garcia’s return to the boxing ring was in the works for an Independence Day showdown, but the 21-year-old ultimately balked at not being able to break the bank, and called out promoter Golden Boy and DAZN to deliver a better financial package.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya broke down his list, for the top three pound-for-pound fighters in boxing. At the very top, De La Hoya list his superstar fighter, four division champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.