Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
New York - Fight week is upon us in Las Vegas. It's Canelo Avarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2. Before fight week began, promoter Oscar De La Hoya made the rounds to talk about the business of boxing with select media in New York.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s been nearly ten years since Oscar De La Hoya last stepped into the ring as an active fighter against Manny Pacquiao, enough time to continue his transition into life as a promoter while producing pay-per-view events without his name on the marquee. But as he gets ready for the latest event b...
LAS VEGAS – Win, lose or draw, Canelo’s Alvarez’s rematch with Gennady Golovkin could be the Mexican superstar’s last fight with HBO. The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that Alvarez’s exclusive contract with HBO expires after his pay-per-view main event versus Golovkin on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Oscar De La Hoya, whose company promotes Alvarez, told the newspaper that he’ll consider a new television or streaming partner for Alvarez because he’s not certain about HBO’s long-term commitment to boxing.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says he’s seriously considering a run for president in 2020. De La Hoya wants to follow in the footsteps of his one-time friend, current United States President Donald Trump.
While making the 30-minute special, producer Leigh Simons discovered that both Canelo and Golovkin had their own respective street fighting pasts that lead them down the path to becoming professional fighters. Both Canelo and Golovkin are sure to channel the aggression from their past along with mounting tension between the two fighters since the last time they met in the ring for their highly anticipated rematch at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 15, which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at a special time of 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Earlier this year, UFC President Dana White explained his plan to jump-start a boxing venture called Zuffa Boxing. White has tried to sign several high profile boxers, but things have not gone as planned. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has flipped the plan - as his company is starting up an MMA side-brand - called Golden Boy MMA.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), is hoping his boxer makes a huge statement on September 15th. Canelo will face IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) in a rematch at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tom Loeffler, promoter of undefeated World Middleweight Champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN has called out the team of Canelo Alvarez and specifically, its promoter Oscar De La Hoya.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is confident that he would have beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. - if the two of them had fought a few years earlier. They collided in 2007, when De La Hoya was 34-years-old and Mayweather was 30, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who handles Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), is shocked with anger that he sees from his top fighter. Canelo is training hard for the upcoming rematch with WBC, WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs).