Oscar De La Hoya has been on both sides of this promoter-fighter split, and it’s not fun to be the one on the losing side.
De La Hoya, who famously bolted Bob Arum’s Top Rank in 2001 and formed his own Golden Boy Promotions, was philosophical Wednesday speaking to Yahoo Sports about his split with longtime star Canelo Alvarez.
Alvarez filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Golden Boy, De La Hoya and streaming platform DAZN that was settled last week with the sides parting ways.
As part of the settlement, Golden Boy released Alvarez from his promotional contract and DAZN relinquished its exclusive rights to broadcast Alvarez’s bouts.