Ryan Garcia hit out at Oscar De La Hoya, who had called him while Ryan was partying, telling him not to call unless he could produce $20 million for a fight. Garcia has expressed his unhappiness with Golden Boy Promotions, indicating his intention to leave after his contract is up after his next fight.
Mexico is steeped in boxing history with legends like Canelo Alvarez, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr and Marco Antonio Barrera having thrilled fans across the world.
On this date in boxing, Oscar De LA Hoya and Shane Mosley were a part of the very first boxing event in the less than one year old Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on June 17th 2000.
Jake Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs) will be a spectacle for fans. Paul is set to face Chavez Jr at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, in June.
On May 2 in Times Square New York, Rolly Romero vs Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) will headline the historic ‘Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ card. They will be joined by Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez and Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr, with Reito Tsutsumi making his debut against Levale Whittington.
At an open media workout ahead of his welterweight fight against Rolly Romero (16-2, 13 KOs), Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya spoke to the media, including
On December 6, 2008, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya fought in a welterweight bout at the MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. This fight catapulted “Pac Man” to another level and showed his ability as he delivered a one-sided beatdown to Oscar De La Hoya.
The future of Ryan Garcia has been a talking point since the talented fighter tested positive for the banned drug ostarine in a pre and post-fight test before his April 20 win over Devin Haney.
Oscar De La Hoya has described Devin Haney as a shot fighter. Haney took on Ryan Garcia in April, where he was dropped three times on his way to a majority decision loss.
If the World Boxing Council has its way, Shakur Stevenson has his next opponent in the queue. On Monday, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced the sanctioning body’s appointment of William Zepeda as the mandatory challenger via his X account.
Golden Boy boss Oscar De La Hoya seems interested in signing lightweight star Shakur Stevenson to his promotion and recently made him an unusual offer.
Golden Boy Promotions have added to their conveyor belt of up-and-coming talent – with the signing of undefeated super featherweight prospect Joshua “El Americano” Garcia (8-0, 4 KOs).
Golden Boy Promotions have announced the signing of the No.1 ranked WBA super lightweight Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (20-2-1, 7 KOs). Via a Golden Boy press release, Sims has spoken about his feelings on the deal and Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya has expressed his desire to make some big fights for the Chicago native.
On May 5, 2007, Floyd Mayweather finally met WBC light-middleweight titleholder Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. This was a much anticipated match up with “Money” getting the job done, winning by split decision, with the scorecards reading 116-112 and 115-113 for the Michigan native and 115-113 for De La Hoya.
Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) and Jaime Munguía (43-0, 34 KOs) are guaranteeing action when they clash on May 4. The two fighters meet in the headliner of a Premier Boxing Champions PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
With social media influencers making boxing another outlet to grow their brands, Oscar De La Hoya revealed recently that he seriously considered creating a separate fight promotion with a roster full of influencers and well-aged pugilists.
When the upcoming bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was made official, there was no shortage of shocked observers. Count Oscar De La Hoya among them.
When it comes to boxing, the glory days consisted of heavyweight fighters going to war. Whether it was Joe Frazier‘s methodical style, Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope, and swift movements, or George Foreman’s intimidating style, old-school fans love these titans going at each other.
Oscar De La Hoya has no problem kicking a man while he’s down. The former champion turned Golden Boy Promotions head made sure to rub salt in the wounds of Rolando Romero shortly after the super lightweight titlist surrendered his crown to Isaac Cruz over the weekend on PBC’s inaugural Amazon Prime show.
On February 18, 1995, Oscar De La Hoya was involved in, to that point, the toughest fight of his professional career against John John Molina at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya announced during a Friday press conference that he's planning to make his boxing comeback July 3 as part of a multi-fight deal with Triller.
De La Hoya hasn't competed in an official bout since December 2008, but he said he's not coming back for a gimmicky contest or a non-licensed event that won't count on his record.