Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is not impressed with the pay-per-view buyrates being generated by IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Last Saturday in New York's Madison Square Garden, Golovkin went the twelve round distance for the first time in his career when he defeated mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs in a tough fight.
WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) is still a promotional free agent since breaking his promotional contract with Top Rank last year. The two sides were in litigation for two years before parting ways. Since that long legal process, Garcia has been very reluctant to sign a new promotional agreement. He doesn't want to commit to anybody unless the agreement is satisfactory with all of the bells and whistles.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), has warned Gennady Golovkin - that if he intends to go forward with a fight June - then it would derail a lucrative showdown with Canelo in September. Golovkin, who last Saturday night won a twelve round unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs to retain his middleweight titles at New York's Madison Square Garden, is in talks to fight in Kazakhstan in the month of June.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who handles Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), has no intention of backing away from the financial terms that were presented to Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0 33 KOs) for a September pay-per-view fight.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, who handles Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), believes Daniel Jacobs showed too much respect in the first half of the fight with Gennady Golovkin this past Saturday.
There appears to be some confusion with respect to a potential showdown between Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs). Golovkin claims that he's never sign a contract to fight Canelo in the fall, while Canelo's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, maintains that a contract was sent and they are waiting for Golovkin to put his signature on paper.
New York - On Thursday, Comosa AG announced the launch of the "World Boxing Super Series" - a revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament featuring the world`s best boxers and a total of $50 million in prize money. The winner will receive the GREATEST prize in boxing – the Muhammad Ali Trophy. Kalle Sauerland will serve as Comosa’s Chief Boxing Officer with Richard Schaefer being the Chairman of the Americas.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has been hit with 2 misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from his January arrest in Pasadena ... TMZ Sports has learned. We broke the story ... the 44-year-old former six division world champion was pulled over for speeding in a Land Rover around 2 AM but during the stop, officers suspected Oscar was drunk.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum believes the heavily anticipated fight between Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and IBF, WBA, WBC, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will not happen in 2017.
Amir Khan has "a great chance" of dethroning Manny Pacquiao to become the WBO welterweight champion when the pair meet on April 23, says Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. Khan's (31-4) long-desired bout came to fruition after he topped a Twitter poll Pacquiao (59-6-2) ran to see who fans wanted his next opponent to be. Pacquiao was originally slated to fight 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn in Brisbane.