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De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, ending any speculation about a potential fight with Julio César Chávez Jr., son of the former champion and Mexican icon Julio César Chávez, Sr. [52] Later in 2009, De La Hoya held an exhibition boxing fight versus basketball player Shaquille O'Neal as an episode of the television show ...
Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is an American boxing promotional firm based in Los Angeles, California. The company was established in 2002 by eight-time world champion (in six divisions) Oscar De La Hoya, borrowing his nickname "Golden Boy."
Initial plans called for De La Hoya to face former IBF super lightweight champion Charles Murray, while Chávez would face Darryl Tyson in a 10-round non-title bout in an event billed as Prelude to Glory. [3] However, when the event was announced, it was De La Hoya who would face Tyson while Chávez would instead meet Scott Walker. Both De La ...
Sports and Entertainment Publications, LLC, a subsidiary of Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Enterprises, acquired The Ring, KO Magazine, and World Boxing in 2007. The magazine's rankings are recognized as "official" by some in the U.S. media, particularly ESPN. While some may see a conflict of interest in a boxing promoter being paymaster of what ...
Oscar De La Hoya is getting real in the two-part HBO documentary, The Golden Boy. The legendary boxer opens up about his life and the truth behind the polished facade after he skyrocketed to fame ...
Oscar De La Hoya, having lost his previous fight to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5, 2007, announced his return in February 2008 to boxing in what would prove to be a year-long absence to face Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008, a former IBF super featherweight champion who had recently appeared on the ESPN reality show The Contender.
In a 2011 interview with the legendary Bill Dwyre, the highly regarded former sports editor of the Los Angeles Times, De La Hoya delivered a classic De La Hoya apology. “I could manipulate you ...
The 34-year-old sports reporter was spotted on the town with Oscar De La Hoya. De La Hoya, 48, was spotted out with Sonders over the weekend. TMZ Sports had more details: