Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
If Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin reach an agreement to fight again, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is targeting Las Vegas as the hosting ground for the fight - despite obvious offers that are going to come in from New York City and Texas. Golovkin and Canelo collided back in September, when they fought to a controversial twelve round split draw at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.
Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) took a minor break from his vacation to drop a video on social media where the undefeated boxer took aim at his former opponent, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. Mayweather, who won a close decision over De La Hoya in May of 2007, was angered by the Golden Boy's recent challenge to UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
NEW YORK – Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t want to fight Conor McGregor after all. After drawing criticism for calling out the UFC superstar nearly three weeks ago on the inaugural radio show his promotional company launched, the retired six-division champion made it clear early Sunday morning that he “can’t” come back for a fight against McGregor. Neither McGregor nor UFC president Dana White has expressed any interest whatsoever in McGregor boxing De La Hoya, who was very vocal in his opposition to McGregor’s polarizing boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on August 26 in Las Vegas.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (65-9, 47 KOs) is not planning to retire from boxing in the near future. He was ringside on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and watched Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto enter the ring for the final time as a professional fighter.
On a night that Madison Square Garden and the boxing world bid farewell to a boxing legend in Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs), Sadam "World Kid" Ali (26-1, 14 KOs) stole the show, winning a unanimous decision victory and the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship in front of 12,391 fans and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. The final scores were 115-113 twice and 116-112.
There were once good friends - but now it appears that UFC President Dana White and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya are better enemies. Their rift first began a few months ago, when White's company finalized a deal for UFC superstar Conor McGregor to make his professional boxing debut against a returning Floyd Mayweather Jr. on August 26th on Showtime Pay-Per-View.
UFC President Dana White is moving forward with his plan to get involved in the sport of boxing in 2018. White has already scheduled a few big meetings where he plans to sit down with different key figures in the sport of boxing. Two of the key figures that White has no interest in meeting with - are Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya.
In the last few weeks, numerous high profile boxers have called for a fight with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Some of those boxers include WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn, eight division champion Manny Pacquiao, and even Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who retired in 2008 and captured world titles in six weight divisions.
According to Hall of Fame trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, the sport of boxing deserves more respect from former world champions Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. The veteran trainer offered some strong criticism for the retired boxer turned promoter and the eight division world champion turned senator, believing that they are only looking to earn easy money.
At 44 years old and nine years since he retired from boxing after being stopped by Manny Pacquiao in December 2008, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is very confident that he's physically capable to make a shocking return to the ring against UFC superstar Conor McGregor. This past Monday, De La Hoya stunned everyone when he revealed that he's been secretly training for the last few months for a potential ring return - and he wants McGregor.