Category: Golden Boy Promotions

Golden Boy Fight Night Returns Saturday, December 17 With Special La Edition

LOS ANGELES (November 30, 2022): Wrapping up the year with the Golden Boy Fight Night: LA Edition series, one of Golden Boy’s top welterweight prospects Raúl “Cugar” Curiel (11-0, 9 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico will make his main event debut on DAZN as he defends his NABF Welterweight title against Douglasville, Georgia’s Brad Solomon (29-5, 9 KOs). The scheduled 10-round scrap will take place on Saturday, December 17 at The Commerce Casino and Hotel and will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT. “I am excited to be the main event for this fight card. I have been waiting for this next step in my career and I can’t wait to demonstrate to everyone who I am, my potential and that I can fight in the big leagues,” said Raúl Curiel. “It’s Read more [...]

Orozco Maintains Undefeated Record With KO – Press Release

LAS VEGAS (April 1, 2017)  Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (26-0, 17 KOs) wasn't up to any tricks this April Fool's Day as he proudly pronounced his return to the ring with a dominating knockout over KeAndre "The Truth" Gibson (16-1-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth round of the main event live from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and televised on ESPN Deportes and ESPN2. Both fighters entered the ring undefeated, yet it was Orozco who walked away as the new WBC USNBC Super Lightweight Champion."From start to finish, I stuck to the fundamentals in this fight," said Orozco. "I'm very happy to have won this fight, and now it's time to go home to my family." "I tried to outbox him," said Gibson. "Unfortunately, I got caught. It happens." Celebrities in attendance at Orozco vs. Gibson included WBC World Read more [...]

Canelo Alvarez Wins WBO Title – press release-Golden Boy Promotions

ARLINGTON, TX (September 17, 2016) - On Mexican Independence Weekend, Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) was crowned the new WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion in front of a record breaking crowd of 51,240 roaring fans at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Canelo established himself as a ticket seller king breaking AT&T Stadium's previous record of 50,994 for a boxing event established by Manny Pacquioa vs. Joshua Clottey in 2010. The show started off with a bang as pyrotechnic displays were incorporated into the fighters' ring walks in celebration of the festive Mexican holiday. At the start of the fight, both Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) of Liverpool, England came out aggressively Read more [...]

Workout at the Wild Card Gym: Lateef Kayode, Peter Quillin, Freddie Roach & Leo Santa Cruz

(MAY 23, 2012) LOS ANGELES - Lateef Kayode, unbeaten, top-middleweight contender Peter Quillin and IBF undefeated No. 5 rated bantamweight contender Leo Santa Cruz hosted a Los Angeles media workout at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Hollywood as they prepare for "Four Warned," the upcoming June 2 Quadruple header which will be televised live on  Showtime. "Four Warned", features Antonio Tarver (29-6, 20 KO's) facing unbeaten Lateef Kayode (18-0, 14 KO's) in a 12-round cruiserweight fight, Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO's) returning to the ring to meet undefeated Peter Quillin (26-0, 20 KO's) in a middleweight bout, Austin Trout (24-0, 14 KO's) risking his perfect record and WBA Super Welterweight belt against Delvin Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KO's) and IBF number one rated bantamweight contender Read more [...]

Press Conference: Robert Guerrero vs. Secuk Aydin

(MAY 11)  "Selcuk is coming to the United States and he wants to prove a point. He's an unknown Turkish guy who was ducked by Floyd Mayweather and now he's coming to fight and make a huge statement. This is his chance for him to prove to American boxing fans that he's the real deal.  Photos By Tom Hogan - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, Former Three-Division World Champion "I have to be ready for a guy like this. He is trying to creep up on me and shock the world. He's one of those tough guys that tries to knock everyone out, which makes for a really exciting fight, and I'll be ready." Selcuk Aydin, Undefeated #1-Rated WBC Welterweight Contender (Via Skye from Stuttgart, Germany) "I would fight anyone. Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather, Read more [...]