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Video | Oscar De La Hoya releases training footage ahead of proposed return to boxing
Oscar De La Hoya has released a video of him training ahead of his potential return. De La Hoya has teased a return for quite some time, but recently, he announced he would be back on July 3. The plan for the former boxing world champion was to face an MMA fighter and the likes […]
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Eddie Alvarez vs. Oscar de la Hoya “a real possibility,” confirms Chatri Sityodtong
ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed that Eddie Alvarez vs. Oscar de la Hoya in a boxing match is “a real possibility.” Alvarez recently admitted that he was in “serious talks” to fight de la Hoya, the boxing legend who is also part of the commentary team the Triller Fight Club. “Recently we’ve been hearing […]
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Frank Mir reacts to Oscar de la Hoya’s controversial commentary work: “I sincerely hope that those around Oscar get him the help he needs”
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has reacted to the controversial commentary work performed by Oscar de la Hoya during his boxing match. Mir fought Steve Cunningham in his professional boxing debut on the undercard of the Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul Triller Fight Club pay-per-view card on Saturday night. Although Mir put up a […]
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Eddie Alvarez reveals he’s in “serious talks” to box Oscar De La Hoya this summer
Eddie Alvarez is looking like he will be the one to welcome Oscar De La Hoya back to the boxing ring this summer. Over the past few months, De La Hoya has hinted at a possible return and said he wanted a big named opponent. However, he was mentioning boxers as his opponent. But, as […]
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Anthony Pettis wants to box after PFL run, explains Oscar De La Hoya situation
Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis has his hands full with the upcoming PFL season. However, the groundwork has already been laid for some boxing. After boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya recently announced his return to the ring, Pettis’ manager revealed that the Golden Boy Promotions founder had turned down “Showtime” as his opponent. “I […]
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Manager says Oscar De La Hoya declined Anthony Pettis comeback fight
Oscar De La Hoya is making his comeback and he wants a notable UFC name to square off with. Anthony Pettis wasn’t good enough, according to his manager. Prior to Friday’s Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren pre-fight press conference, De La Hoya told Snoop Dogg that he’s getting back in the ring in July. To […]
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Oscar De La Hoya announces return to the boxing ring
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya announced that he is coming out of retirement and stepping back into the boxing ring on July 3. De La Hoya has not fought since December 2008 when he lost to Manny Pacquiao. Now 48 years old, the Golden Boy executive is making his comeback to the boxing ring […]
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Oscar De La Hoya believes Ryan Garcia is “going to be 10 times bigger than Canelo”
Ryan Garcia picked up the biggest win of his career and now his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya believes he will be the next superstar. Entering his WBC interim lightweight title fight against Luke Campbell, the question many had was, is Garcia a legit contender or is he a social media fighter? The 22-year-old has […]
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Oscar De La Hoya interested in ‘revenge fight’ with Floyd Mayweather
Oscar De La Hoya has remained in the boxing scene since his retirement in 2008. It just hasn’t been as a professional boxer in the ring. Known as “The Golden Boy” during his time competing, De La Hoya would go on to creating Golden Boy Promotions where he’s hosted countless events over the years. 12 […]
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Gennady Golovkin responds to Oscar De La Hoya’s challenge: “If I got an opportunity to legally kill a person in the ring, I might seize it”
Gennady Golovkin is interested in fighting Oscar De La Hoya. For nearly a year now, De La Hoya has talked about coming out of retirement and boxing again. Although many figured he would fight someone near his age, he recently came out and said GGG would be an easy fight for him. “You know how […]
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Oscar De La Hoya suggests GGG would make for an “easy” opponent if he returns to boxing
Oscar De La Hoya believes Gennady Golovkin is an easy opponent for his return to boxing. For months now, De La Hoya has talked about returning to boxing but nothing has come to fruition. Yet, if he does return, he says he is looking for an easy high-profile fight and he believes that is taking […]
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Canelo Alvarez files lawsuit against DAZN, Oscar De La Hoya, seeks $280M in damages
Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez filed a lawsuit against streaming service DAZN, and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The lawsuit, launched in a Los Angeles Federal Court, alleges Canelo’s multi-fight deal with DAZN was breached to the tune of $280 million in damages, according to court docs obtained by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic. […]
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Oscar De La Hoya ending retirement for a “real fight” against “any top guy”
Oscar De La Hoya is ending his retirement. The 47-year-old has not fought since he lost to Manny Pacquiao in 2008. Since then, he has been running Golden Boy Promotion where he promotes the likes of Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia. He says he misses fighting so he will return for a real fight, not […]
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Oscar De La Hoya trashes “little b*tch” Dana White
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya called Dana White a “little b*tch” in response to the recent comments made by the UFC president. De La Hoya recently said he would be open to a two-round boxing match against UFC superstar Conor McGregor, and White was not happy about those comments. Although De La Hoya […]
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Oscar De La Hoya makes prediction for potential boxing match with Conor McGregor
Even at 47 years old, Oscar De La Hoya likes his chances in a potential boxing match with Conor McGregor. Speaking on CBS Sports’ State of Combat podcast recently, De La Hoya was asked about a potential fight with the McGregor. Despite his age, and the fact that he hasn’t fought since a 2008 loss to […]
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Oscar De La Hoya commends UFC President Dana White for “phenomenal job” during pandemic
Boxing promoter and former champion Oscar De La Hoya has praised former rival Dana White for his handling of the UFC during the pandemic. De La Hoya and White have been embroiled in a bitter feud for quite some time now, to the point where there was even talk that they could settle the score […]
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Oscar De La Hoya sued for alleged sexual assault
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is being sued for an alleged sexual assault & battery incident. TMZ Sports is reporting that a woman is filing the lawsuit under the alias of “Jane Doe” in order to protect her identity, with the timeline dating back to 2016 when she first met the former boxing champion. […]
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Dana White trashes ‘complete moron’ Oscar De La Hoya
The beef between UFC President Dana White and Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya is alive and well. Days after De La Hoya claimed that he’d knock White out in a boxing match, White has responded in venomous fashion. He did so in an interview with Sirius XM (via World Boxing News): “So […]
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Oscar De La Hoya planning return to MMA, bashes Dana White
Oscar De La Hoya recently sat down with the Barstool Radio team to discuss his big plans for a return to the MMA business, and his ongoing beef with UFC President Dana White. The former world champion boxer De La Hoya launched Golden Boy Promotions in 2002, and after many years of promoting boxing, expanded […]
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Dana White: Golden Boy is ‘f**king nuts’ for competing with UFC 244
On November 2, the UFC will go head-to-head with a massive boxing match, and UFC President Dana White is expecting to come out on top. Over on the East Coast, White and the UFC will promote UFC 244, a huge pay-per-view card topped by a dynamite welterweight showdown between fan favorite welterweight contenders Nate Diaz […]
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RIZIN planning something ‘quite strange,’ could involve Conor McGregor
Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the President of Japanese combat sports promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation, has no objections to promoting an unconventional fight here and there. Look no further than last year’s wild exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Tenshin Nasukawa for proof of that fact. From the sounds of it, the RIZIN boss is plotting […]
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Oscar De La Hoya absolutely blasts the IBF for stripping Canelo Alvarez of title
Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya was furious to learn that the IBF had stripped his fighter Canelo Alvarez of his middleweight title. The pride of Mexico was stripped of his IBF middleweight strap after negotiations for one of his mandatory defenses against Sergiy Derevyanchenko ended in a no-deal on Thursday afternoon. That news […]
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Tito Ortiz heaps praise at Dana White following death of Golden Boy MMA
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz had some high praise for Dana White at tonight’s World MMA Awards, this after announcing the death of Golden Boy MMA. During an interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Tito Ortiz discussed the closure of Golden Boy MMA while comparing the promoting skills of UFC President Dana White against […]
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Tito Ortiz admits ‘Dana was right’ about Oscar De La Hoya promoting MMA
Last November, long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya promoted his first MMA event. The card, which was topped by a trilogy fight between aging UFC Hall of Famers Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell, received plenty of backlash — most notably from UFC President Dana White. “The guy wants to act like he’s my competitor […]
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Dana White finally responds to Oscar De La Hoya’s fight challenge
UFC President Dana White and boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya have had plenty to say about each other over the last few weeks. In fact, their beef recently got so heated that the retired boxer De La Hoya even challenged White to a fight on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs undercard. “Let’s get […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington confident Oscar De La Hoya would ‘dust’ Dana White in a fight
After being deprived of his promised shot at the UFC welterweight title, top contender Colby Covington has had plenty to say about UFC President Dana White of late. Of course, Covington isn’t the only person to make negative comments about the polarizing UFC boss recently. Retired boxer turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya has also […]
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Oscar De La Hoya rips Dana White over Jon Jones salary, says “pay-per-view is dead”
Long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who recently dipped his toes into the MMA industry, has caught wind of what the UFC paid Jon Jones for his UFC 232 main event with Alexander Gustafsson, and he’s not impressed. De La Hoya did not hesitate to share his thoughts with UFC President Dana White on […]
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Dana White to Oscar De La Hoya: ‘You wanna battle? I’m your guy’
UFC President Dana White and boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya do not like each other, and have not liked each other for a very long time. Yet when De La Hoya promoted a rematch between Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell — a fight White did not approve of at all — their relationship curdled […]