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Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport promotional firm started by former boxing world champion in six weight divisions, Oscar De La Hoya, (whose nickname is The Golden Boy). De La Hoya owns a majority interest in the firm, and his partners in the venture include fellow boxers Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley, among others.
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2001 by Oscar De La Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company.
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Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport promotional firm started by former boxing world champion in six weight divisions, Oscar De La Hoya, (whose nickname is The Golden Boy). De La Hoya owns a majority interest in the firm, and his partners in the venture include fellow boxers Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley, among others.
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2001 by Oscar De La Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2006, their fifth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions broke a record by selling over 2 million in pay-per-views. Golden Boy Promotions is also one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, Showtime, Telefutura, and ESPN. Golden Boy Promotions also co promotes fight cards with other boxing promoters ie Top Rank, Gary Shaw Productions, Lou Dibella, Murad Mohammad, etc. Golden Boy Enterprises has a diverse portfolio of investments including ownership in several Spanish-language newspapers in major markets throughout the U.S., and select investments in a number of consumer products. The company continues to seek additional business investments and opportunities that fit with its mission. Golden Boy Enterprises also holds a majority interest in Golden Boy Promotions. The company holds a 25% interest in the Houston Dynamo soccer team.
Key People
- Oscar De La Hoya - Founder
- Richard Schaefer - CEO
- Eric Gomez - matchmaker
Promoted Boxers
Many of the world's most famous boxers are promoted by Golden Boy, including:
Promoting the biggest boxing match in history
Golden Boy promoted the May 5, 2007 "super fight" between De La Hoya and still undefeated Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather won the bout by a split decision. The fight appears to have been one of the most lucrative in the history of the sport.
They also co-promoted along with Top Rank, The Dream Match: Oscar De La Hoya Vs Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008.
Mixed Martial Arts promotion with Affliction
Golden Boy Promotions and Affliction Clothing started a mixed martial arts promotion that has been extremely aggressive in pursuing free agents. It has been rumored that their new promotion has already worked out deals with Aleksander Emelianenko,Vitor Belfort, Matt Lindland, and Gilbert Yvel, as well as pursuing Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett,Renato Sobral, and Fedor Emelianenko, and a tv deal with HBO.
Other
In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities.
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