Oscar De La Hoya: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - At least Oscar De La Hoya was honest. In telling the Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire this week that he doesn’t owe anyone an apology for making Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith, “The Golden Boy” was forthright. He didn’t bother, as he has done numerous times as a fighter and promoter, trying...
A few days ago, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) received a firm warning regarding his weight. Joe Gallagher, the head trainer for WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith (23-0-1, 13KOs), has made it clear that his boxer will walk away from the fight - if Canelo fails to make the junior middleweight limit of 154.
Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, admits he was shocked while watching last Saturday's fight between Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) and Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs).
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will try to regain a share of the world super welterweight crown he last held three years ago by dethroning Britain's undefeated Liam "Beefy" Smith on Saturday.
Oscar De La Hoya Video Interview - AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, will give a big Texas welcome to former two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) and WBO Super-Welterweight World Champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) as it hosts their world championship showdown on Saturday, September 17.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs), believes his fighter will expose the flaws of WBA/IBO/IBF/WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs).
If Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) comes out on top this coming Saturday night, there are five potential options for his next fight, which is tentative for December 10th.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is gearing up for his next company pay-per-view this coming Saturday night. Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) will challenge WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith (23-0-1, 13KOs) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas...
With September being National Hispanic Heritage Month, former two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) will take back Mexican Independence Day weekend for Latino fight fans in his upcoming battle against WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs). Reclaiming the distinctive weekend is a greater symbol of the arrival of Canelo Alvarez to the very top of the sport, as the last Mexican fighter who owned the action-packed weekend was Golden Boy Promotions' Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya.
What does Liam Smith provide in term of helping Canelo to get ready for a potential fight with GGG? As a promoter, what do you tell boxing fans that wanted to see Canelo-GGG instead of Canelo-Smith?