Oscar De La Hoya willing to put up Cinco de Mayo card Oscar De La Hoya has been a major presence at his company Golden Boy Promotions since former CEO Richard Schaefer left the company a month ago. De La Hoya has been at the Los Angeles offices on a nearly every day basis since

  WBO Jr. Middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade to Canelo Alvarez: “The line forms behind me” Philadelphia (July 16, 2014)– After a successful trip of the United Kingdom, WBO Jr. Middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 KO’s) wants to make it clear that he is the man to beat at 154 pounds and wants

Canelo earns split decision over Lara Canelo Alvarez won a controversial twelve round split decision over Erislandy Lara in front of a raucous crowd at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. Two judges favored the aggression of Canelo over Lara’s more precise but lower volume effort. Scores were 115-113 both ways and 117-111 for Canelo,

Erislandy Lara grateful to be an American on Fourth of July LAS VEGAS (July 4, 2014) – On independence day in the USA, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara, is grateful to be an American as he celebrates “Fourth of July” in Las Vegas in anticipation of his showdown with Canelo Alvarez. The opportunities that Lara

Tomoki Kameda US debut on Canelo-Lara countdown show WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda will make his US debut on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez‘s Showtime pay-per-view showdown with Erislandy Lara and SHOWTIME has announced they will televise the bout as part of their countdown show leading into the PPV broadcast. Kameda (29-0, 18 knockouts) turns

Canelo Alvarez media workout quotes and photos SAN DIEGO (July 2, 2014) – Five days before he heads to Las Vegas, popular Mexican superstar and former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez participated in a media workout Tuesday before dozens of TV cameras, print and internet reporters, bloggers and boxing videographers at

Erislandy Lara looking excellent in sparring preparing for Canelo Alvarez LAS VEGAS (June 30, 2014) — With less than two weeks to go until his SHOWTIME PPV® showdown with Canelo Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KOs), WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs) is looking sensational in sparring and running on all cylinders. “My

Abner Mares-Jonathan Oquendo conference call transcript Below is the conference call transcript from the Abner Mares-Jonathan Oquendo media call. Lisa Milner Thank you, everybody for calling in today. We are talking about Abner Mares vs Jonathan Oquendo, which is the co-main event in the “Honor & Glory: Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara” SHOWTIME PPV ®event.

Erislandy Lara media workout quotes & photos from Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (June 26, 2014) – Before he steps into the ring to face Mexican-superstar Canelo Alvarez, WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara worked out for the media and talked about his upcoming PPV main event on “Honor & Glory”. Lara

Demetrius Andrade, Brian Rose look to make the most of Saturday Brian Rose (25-1, 7 knockouts) faces Demetrius Andrade (20-0, 13 KOs) as chief support on the Ruslan Provodnikov bill this Saturday evening. Rose has undoubtedly earned his opportunity by climbing and putting himself in a mandatory position. He will begin as the underdog but