Oscar de la Hoya: ‘Canelo has trouble remembering who made him a star’
03 May 2024 11:00
The enmity between promoter and his former protege exploded again in a wild week for De La Hoya whose young Mexican charge Jamie Munguia fights for ‘King’ Canelo’s crown on Cinco de MayoThe whirlwind lurking beneath the surface of Oscar De La Hoya’s life in boxing rose up with fresh force in Las Vegas this week. On Monday morning, while he was talking cheerfully to me from his home in Los Angeles, it had all felt very different as De La Hoya celebrated his promotion of the two biggest fights of the year so far.Last month’s bizarre yet stunning victory for his fighter Ryan Garcia, against Devin Haney in New York, will be followed on Saturday night in Vegas. Jaime Munguia, who is also promoted by De La Hoya and his company Golden Boy, faces Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, the undisputed world super-middleweight champion and still the biggest name in boxing. Continue readingread full article
