It’s the type of epic match-up that fight fans dream about, but this is not a dream, this fight is real. “The Dream Match” is on! Two of boxing’s biggest attractions, Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya and current Ring Magazine No. 1-ranked pound for pound champion…
Manny Pacquiao’s next big test inside the ring will be against Oscar De La Hoya, but before he takes on boxing’s most popular figure, the four-division champion faces the challenge of co-promoting his first boxing show with Sycuan Ringside Promotions on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at Sycuan Resort and Casino in San Diego, Calif.
Tickets to “The Dream Match”, the 12-round welterweight super fight between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao, are already gone just hours after going on sale today, making the almost 16,000-seat arena a complete sellout with a gross gate of almost $ 17.0 million, making it…
Tickets to “The Dream Match†— the 12-round welterweight super fight between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao will go on sale this Wednesday, September 24 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.
The wait is over and the fight is on…Olympic Gold Medallist and 10 time world champion “The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya will face current Ring Magazine No. 1 ranked pound for pound champion Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in a bout that will be…
Multi-weight former world champion Oscar De La Hoya is scheduled to make a major announcement today regarding his immediate future in the sport. The 35 year old boxer has become one of the world’s top promoters over the last five years and had previously said that he will not fight past 2008. Most expect the…
Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions announced a two year agreement with HBO Latin America Group yesterday to collaborate on a new television series showcasing young Latin American boxers who are destined to be the sport’s stars of tomorrow. The series, entitled “Next Boxing Generation”, will be comprised of twelve events per year that…
Tecate, the No. 1 Mexican cerveza in Southern California, announced today its title sponsorship of the 9th annual Oscar de la Hoya Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Oscar de la Hoya Foundation. One of the most anticipated golf fundraisers of the year, the star-studded event is designed to raise funds for the organization’s various…
On June 28, 2008, Pacquiao defeated with ease the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz. It was a fight that most reporters saw as a clinic for Pacquiao, who dominated the entire bout. Diaz was mangled and could not go on past the ninth round. And so, the question that many are asking is: what…
Daniel Santos became a world champion for the third time by defeating previously undefeated WBA super welterweight champion Joachim Alcine in Montreal on Friday night at the beautiful outdoor Uniprix Stadium. The energetic crowd of nearly 10,000 in Alcine’s adopted hometown could not prevent Santos, who was making his 12th world championship appearance, from exerting…
Newly-minted WBC super welterweight champion Sergio Mora attended Oscar De La Hoya’s recent book signing in Los Angeles. De La Hoya, a six-division world champion and currently the WBC’s No. 1 super welterweight contender, has authored the recently-released autobiography, “American Son”.
History is in the making as the boxing scene is buzzing about the recent retirement of Floyd Mayweather and its effect on the Oscar De La Hoya. As De La Hoya eagerly searches for a worthy opponent, he will find one in former Middleweight champion, Ronald “Winky” Wright, of whom he’s been avoiding for years….