Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes the second time would be the charm. He has no doubt that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez would defeat Floyd Mayweather in a rematch. They fought back in 2013, at a catch-weight of 152-pounds, with Mayweather winning dominating twelve round decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is in disbelief after fellow promoter, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, issued a fight challenge to UFC President Dana White. De La Hoya, a former six division world champion, was promoted for most of his career by Arum's company.
UFC President Dana White has no issue going head to head with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. White and De La Hoya, who were once friends, are now bitter enemies. Their rivalry began back in 2017, when De La Hoya tried to rally the public to boycott the Showtime Pay-Per-View clash between Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
2018 was filled with plenty of trash talk from active fighters. But retired fighters, now full-time promoters - Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya - traded heated words throughout the entire year. Mayweather and De La Hoya have had a hostile relationship since their record setting pay-per-view fight in 2007 - which Mayweather won by way of a twelve round split decision.
UFC President Dana White is still planning to launch his boxing brand, Zuffa Boxing. He plans to go head-on with his heated rival, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. The two have had a war of words brewing for well over a year. Their rivalry heated up in the last few weeks, after De La Hoya staged the first Golden Boy MMA pay-per-view event - which was headlined by a trilogy bout between UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez did not rule out facing Gennady Golovkin for a third time after the Mexican star punished Rocky Fielding inside three rounds in New York. Alvarez became a three-weight world champion by outmuscling and outclassing WBA 'regular' super middleweight holder Fielding via a third-round knockout at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
NEW YORK – Canelo Alvarez’s four-knockdown destruction of Rocky Fielding altered Oscar De La Hoya’s perspective on his franchise fighter competing at 168 pounds in his next fight. De La Hoya considered Alvarez’s debut at the super middleweight limit as a perfect opportunity to add a world title in a third weight class. Once Alvarez floored Fielding four times – once apiece in the first and second rounds, and twice in the third round – De La Hoya realized that the Mexican superstar can compete within the 168-pound division regularly.
UFC President Dana White has responded to the recent "fight" challenge from Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. The war of words has been brewing for well over a year. Their rivalry heated up in the last few weeks, after De La Hoya staged the first Golden Boy MMA pay-per-view event - which was headlined by a trilogy bout between UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is determined to stage an event in Mexico, with Canelo Alvarez headlining a card at Estadio Azteca in 2019. At the start of the year, De La Hoya plans to sit down with Mexican authorities and venue officials, for a possible December event.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defeated Rocky Fielding by knockout in the third round to add the WBA's "regular" super middleweight title to his growing list of championships. Canelo, fresh off of his twelve round majority decision victory over Gennady Golovkin in September, knocked down Fielding in the first and second rounds once apiece - with hard shots directed to the Brit's body.