OSCAR DE LA HOYA may have lost himself a few fans from Great Britain after a recent social media post.
The former boxing superstar turned promoter has worked with a host of star names in his career including Canelo Alvarez and it was a story involving the unified super-middleweight champion which prompted ‘The Golden Boy’ to be attack British boxing fans.
An employee of Talksport posted quotes on X from Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom which featured in a Sky Sports story. Shalom revealed that “small conversations” have begun over the possibility of Eubank challenging Canelo. “If he’s ever going to fight in the UK, that’s the fight and that would sell out Wembley Stadium.”
De La Hoya, known for being outspoken on X, replied and said, “It would sell out the Wembley because UK fans don’t know shit about boxing” followed by a few laughing emojis.
The response disappointed some of those who hit back at De La Hoya. The 51-year-old doesn’t shy from having a dispute as we’ve seen with the likes of Canelo and Eddie Hearn in recent weeks and months.
Whether it was tongue-in-cheek or not De La Hoya will be joined by Shalom in Riyadh for ‘Latino Night’ on November 16. Golden Boy Promotions and Boxxer will work alongside Turki Alalshikh to deliver a five-fight Golden Boy card headlined by the world title cruiserweight unification between Gilberto Ramirez and Chris Billam-Smith.
