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Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday that it has signed two fighters to its growing roster, interim junior welterweight titlist Johan Perez of Venezuela and former amateur standout Julian Ramirez of Alhambra, Calif.

On Saturday, boxing fans will celebrate the Mexican festival of Cinco de Mayo by watching an American and a Puerto Rican do battle in the Nevada desert. More than anybody else, Oscar De La Hoya -- an American of Mexican descent -- popularized Cinco d...

Saturday's challenge of junior middleweight champ Miguel Cotto will be Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s sixth successive fight at the MGM Grand and his ninth overall. Here's one man's take on Mayweather's five most memorable appearances at what has become boxi...

LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya, the former 10-time titleholder in six weight classes, lost his junior middleweight title to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2007 in a fight that smashed all box office records for a fight, including selling nearly 2.5 million p...

We'd heard word, on that voluminous fightworld grapevine, that Oscar De La Hoya wanted to headline at the being-built Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Oct. 20, the debut for the sweet science at the arena which will be home to the basketball Nets. That...

Shane Mosley will answer questions about himself and his career as part of an ongoing series leading up to his May 5 fight with junior middleweight titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Shane Mosley will answer questions about himself and his career as part of an ongoing series leading up to his May 5 fight with junior middleweight titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Shane Mosley will answer questions about himself and his career as part of an ongoing series leading up to his May 5 fight with junior middleweight titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who helped found the powerhouse promotional company and who has negotiated some of boxing's biggest deals, agreed to his own on Wednesday -- a long-term contract extension to remain as chief executive.

ESPNLA has launched a Sweet 16, Los Angeles-style. The most beloved figures in L.A. sports history. As you can imagine, there are one or six Lakers in the bracket. Make sure you drop by and vote. Vote here: The Most Beloved....

NYFightblog checked in with Richard Schaefer, who heads up the day-to-day business at Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, at the Tuesday press/fan conference in NYC to trumpet the May 5 Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight in Vegas. The press...

Stephen Espinoza is a new TV executive with long-standing connections to certain boxing interests. Will he stand on his own two feet at Showtime Sports? Just judge him by his performance, he asks.

Sorry, fight fans. You've wanted the powers that be to do the right thing, the smart thing, the obvious thing, and pair Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather up. That could still happen, I'm guessing it will, but not in May or June. It is confirmed ...

Pedro Sosa was a day or two away from signing a sweet multi-year deal with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions to turn pro when his world got thrown off off its axis. Sosa, a 19 year old Bronx resident, was driving with his older sister Jenni...

Like most all Giants fans, Paulie Malignaggi had an enjoyable weekend. The ex junior welter champ, who was bred in Bensonhurst, now makes LA his home-base. But he bleeds blue, and was in fact present at the Giants victory over the 49ers on Sunday at ...

Look out, Bob Arum. Hold onto your hair, Don King. Hey, Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya, there's a new gal in town, and she's looking to carve out some space in the boxing promotion world. Maybe you've heard of her. Judging by the prolonged session of...