Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated lightweight prospect Ryan Garcia has erupted after Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya named hot welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz, and not Garcia, as the top rising talent in the company. There has been tension between Garcia and Golden Boy in recent months.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has explained that outside parties are attempting to create friction with some of his biggest stars, like Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and rising prospect Ryan Garcia. In recent months, both Canelo and Garcia have taken to social media to complain about matters in their business relationship with Golden Boy.
Romero Duno wore a T-shirt following his win against Ivan Delgado on Saturday that said “Ryan Garcia, Next, Stop Running.” The message from the Filipino fighter was clear. He was growing tired of the endless back and forth chatter of perhaps fighting his touted Golden Boy Promotions stablemate.
Jaime Munguia will be fighting Saturday on a date that’s been entirely reserved for Canelo Alvarez ever since Alvarez first became a stateside sensation. Since 2010, Alvarez has fought seven times on Mexican Independence Day Weekend. But this year, Golden Boy failed to secure a summer deal in time for Alvarez to continue his September tradition and follow up the Cinco De Mayo beating he put on Daniel Jacobs.
Golden Boy Promotions might be putting the final touches on Canelo Alvarez’s next contract, widely believed to be a light heavyweight showdown against Sergey Kovalev. But one Canelo counterpart who’ll always be looming in the near distance as a palatable opponent is Gennadiy Golovkin.
Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) has made it clear in recent months that he wants to move up two divisions and fight the WBO light heavyweight champion Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs). While he was promoting his fight against Daniel Jacobs earlier this year, Alvarez already had his sights set on the 175-pound weight class. After he beat Jacobs in May, he realigned his intentions toward Kovalev, who was tied down to a mandatory defense of his title against Anthony Yarde in August.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya will soon announce the next opponent of Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and believes there is a strong possibility that in one or two years, Canelo's compatriot Jaime Munguía will be in the opponent's role.
By Matthew Williams - It has been a far from perfect few days for Oscar De La Hoya, but Vergil Ortiz has a chance to put a smile back on the Golden Boy’s face this weekend. De La Hoya has been infuriated by the IBF’s decision to strip Canelo Alvarez’s middleweight belt with that organization, following an inabil...
The controversy continues in the aftermath of Canelo Alvarez being stripped of his International Boxing Federation belt after failing to agree terms on a mandatory title defense. Canelo, who also holds the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council titles, was stripped of his IBF crown after negotiations for a fight with Sergiy Derevyanchenko fell through.
Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, has issued the following statement in response to the International Boxing Federation's decision to strip middleweight world champion, Canelo Alvarez.