Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport

Combat sport

A Combat sport, also known as a Fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement , typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat...

 promotional firm started by former boxer six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar de la Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...

 (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

Bernard Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...

, Joseph Ochoa, and Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....

 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

TeleFutura

TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...

, and ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

. They present the monthly boxing series Fight Night Club sponsored by DeWalt Tools

DeWALT

DeWalt is a worldwide brand of power tools for the construction, manufacturing and woodworking industries. It is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.- History :...

, in association with AEG

AEG

Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau....

. It is held at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles and televised live on Fox Sports Net

Fox Sports Net

The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...

 and others. Golden Boy Promotions also co promotes fight cards with other boxing promoters/companies i.e. Bob Arum's Top Rank, Main Events, 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

Houston Dynamo

The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

 soccer team.

Key people

Name	Position	| Notes
Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...	Founder
Richard Schaefer	CEO
Eric Gomez	Matchmaker
Bruce Binkow	CMO
Jeremy Hicks	Head Accountant
Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...	Managing Partner (East Coast)
Winky Wright Winky Wright Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright is an American boxer, the former undisputed world light middleweight champion and a current middleweight contender....	Managing Partner (South)
Ricky Hatton Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....	Managing Partner (UK)

Current Fighters

Name	Weight Class	Nationality	| Notes
Abner Mares Abner Mares Abner Mares Martínez is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Bantamweight division. Abner medaled repeatedly in international amateur tournaments for Mexico. Mares grew up in the city of Hawaiian Gardens, California.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Mares compiled a record of 112-8 with 84...	Bantamweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....	IBF Bantamweight Champion
Eric Morel Eric Morel Eric Arturo Morel is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion.- Amateur career :...	Bantamweight	Puerto Rican Puerto Rican people A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
Charles Huerta Charles Huerta Charles Huerta is a professional boxer in the Featherweight division.-Pro career:On July 23, 2010 Huerta stopped veteran Jonathan Arias by knockout in the sixth round, the fight was shown on Telefutura....	Super Bantamweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Nestor Rocha	Super Bantamweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Juan Velasquez Juan Velásquez Juan Velásquez is a retired Peruvian footballer.-Club career:Velásquez played for a number of clubs in Peru, including Alianza Atlético and Sport Boys in the Peruvian First Division.-International career:...	Super Bantamweight	Puerto Rican Puerto Rican people A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
Manuel Avila Manuel Ávila Manuel Ávila is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Featherweight division.-Professional career:...	Featherweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Randy Caballero Randy Caballero Randy Michaels Caballero is an undefeated Nicaraguan American professional boxer in the Featherweight division. Caballero is the current WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight Champion.-Amateur Career:...	Featherweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Daniel Ponce De Leon Daniel Ponce de León Daniel Ponce de León is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team...	Featherweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Antonio Escalante Antonio Escalante Antonio Escalante is a Mexican professional boxer in the Featherweight division.-Pro career:...	Featherweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Jhonny Gonzalez Jhonny González Jhonny González is a Mexican professional boxer and is the current WBC featherweight champion...	Featherweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Chris John Chris John (boxer) Yohannes Christian John is an Indonesian professional boxer, and the current WBA featherweight champion....	Featherweight	Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... n
Ronny Rios	Featherweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Israel Vasquez	Featherweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Carlos Velasquez Carlos Velasquez Carlos Iván Velásquez is a Puerto Rican amateur boxer best known as winning the featherweight title at the 20.Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 in Cartagena...	Featherweight	Puerto Rican Puerto Rican people A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
Derrick Wilson	Featherweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Rocky Juarez Rocky Juarez Ricardo Rocky Juarez is a professional Mexican-American boxer. Juarez has a current professional record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 19 wins coming by way of knockout.- Professional career :...	Super Featherweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Jorge Linares Jorge Linares Jorge Linares is a professional boxer from Venezuela. He is a former WBC featherweight champion and former WBA super featherweight champion. Linares is currently living in Tokyo, Japan. Jorge's older brother is boxer Nelson Linares.- Amateur career :Linares compiled an Amateur record of 89-5...	Super Featherweight	Venezuelan Venezuelan people Venezuelan people are from a multiethnic nation in South America called Venezuela. Venezuelans are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak Spanish, and a majority of them are the result of a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
Eloy Perez Eloy Perez Eloy Pérez is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division. He is signed to Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.-Amateur career:...	Super Featherweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Juan Manuel Marquez Juan Manuel Márquez Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...	Lightweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Pablo Cesar Cano Pablo Cesar Cano Pablo César Cano García , is a Mexican professional boxer and the current NABF Light Welterweight Champion. Cano is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Boxing Company Golden Boy Promotions...	Lightweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Juan Díaz	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Robert Guerrero Robert Guerrero Robert Joseph Guerrero is a professional American boxer of Mexican descent. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF featherweight champion of the world. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's record is 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, and 2 no contest, with 18 of his wins...	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Vicente Escobedo Vicente Escobedo Vicente Escobedo is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club....	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Eduardo Alicea Eduardo Alicea Eduardo Alicea is an undefeated Puerto Rican-American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.-Amateur career:...	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Jorge Barrios Jorge Rodrigo Barrios Jorge Rodrigo "La Hiena " Barrios is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight division. His record is 47-3-1 . He is a former WBO world junior-lightweight champion....	Lightweight	Argentine Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Sharif Bogere Sharif Bogere Sharif Bogere is an undefeated boxer in the Lightweight division. He's currently signed with Oscar De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Promotions.-Amateur Career:...	Lightweight	Ugandan Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
Adrien Bogere	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Omar Figueroa Omar Figueroa Omar Figueroa is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division.-Pro career:He is signed to Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions....	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Fidel Maldonado Fidel Maldonado Fidel Maldonado is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division.-Amateur career:...	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Mike Perez Mike Perez Mike Perez may refer to:*Mike Perez , American football quarterback*Mike Pérez , Puerto Rican baseball player*Ismaikel Pérez , Irish-based Cuban boxer...	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Luis Ramos, Jr. Luis Ramos, Jr. Luis Ramos Jr is an undefeated Mexican American boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Professional career:On July 30, 2009 Luis stopped the veteran Sandro Marcos on the main-event of a Fight Night Club card....	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
David Rodela David Rodela David Rodela is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.-Amateur career:David had a very good amateur career and was the 2004 U.S. National Lightweight Champion.-Pro career:...	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Hylon Williams	Lightweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Joel Casamayor Joel Casamayor Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...	Light Welterweight	Cuban
Danny Garcia Danny Garcia (boxer) Danny Garcia is an American professional boxer.-Amateur highlights:*2006 U.S. national champion*2005 Tammer Tournament champion*2005 Under-19 national champion-Professional career:...	Light Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ricky Hatton Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....	Light Welterweight	English England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Frankie Gomez Frankie Gomez Jesús Francisco Gómez , is an undefeated Mexican-American Professional boxer. He's currently signed with Oscar De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Promotions.-Amateur career:...	Light Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Rock Allen Rock Allen Rock Allen is a boxer in the Welterweight division. Rock is a twin and son of famous boxing trainer Naazim Richardson.-Amateur career:Philly-fighter Allen started boxing at 7 and had his first bout at 9...	Light Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Nate Campbell Nate Campbell Nathaniel Campbell , more commonly known as Nate Campbell, is an American retired professional boxer. He is a former unified WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...	Light Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Michael Finney Michael Finney Michael Finney is a professional magician. He was born in 1954 in Woodland, California. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1978. He has appeared on numerous television specials and performs regularly throughout the U.S...	Light Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Jamie Kavanagh Jamie Kavanagh Jamie Kavanagh is an Irish professional boxer. At 11 years old, Kavanagh moved to Malaga, Spain were he would meet one of his current trainers Sedano Ruiz.-Amateur boxing career:...	Light Welterweight	Irish Irish people The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Amir Khan Amir Khan (boxer) Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....	Light Welterweight	English England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Marcos Maidana	Light Welterweight	Argentine Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Lucas Matthysse Lucas Matthysse Lucas Martin Matthysse is an Argentine professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the current WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion...	Light Welterweight	Argentine Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Carlos Molina Carlos Molina Carlos Molina is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He's also the brother of two Olympic Boxers Javier for the U.S...	Light Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Vivian Harris Vivian Harris "Vicious" Vivian Harris is a Guyanese professional boxer who was born in Georgetown, Guyana and now resides in Brooklyn, New York...	Light Welterweight	Guyanese Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
Eddie Gomez Eddie Gomez Edgar "Eddie" Gómez is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977.-Biography:...	Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Victor Ortiz Victor Ortíz Victor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....	Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Luis Grajeda Luis Grajeda Luis Enríquez Grajeda is a professional welterweight boxer. He is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Company Golden Boy Promotions.-Amateur career:...	Welterweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Paulie Malignaggi	Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Mikaël Zewski Mikaël Zewski Mikaël Zewski is an undefeated Canadian professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.-Amateur career:...	Welterweight	Canadian
Saul Alvarez Saul Alvarez Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...	Super Welterweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Alfredo Angulo Alfredo Angulo Alfredo Angulo López is a Mexican professional boxer and the former interim WBO Light Middleweight Champion. Angulo also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Mexico...	Super Welterweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Erislandy Lara	Super Welterweight	Cuban
Jermell Charlo	Super Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
James Kirkland James Kirkland (boxer) James Derick Kirkland is an American professional boxer.Kirkland fights at light middleweight, and is the WBO NABO light middleweight title holder...	Super Welterweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Alfonso Blanco Alfonso Blanco (boxer) Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuelan boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships‎.-Amateur career:Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos...	Middleweight	Venezuelan Venezuelan people Venezuelan people are from a multiethnic nation in South America called Venezuela. Venezuelans are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak Spanish, and a majority of them are the result of a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
Craig McEwan	Middleweight	Scottish Scottish people The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
Sergio Mora Sergio Mora Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora is a Mexican American professional boxer trained by Dean Campos. He is the former WBC Light Middleweight Champion and also the first champion of NBC's The Contender....	Middleweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Bastie Samir	Middleweight	Ghanian
Ronald Wright Ronald Wright Ronald Wright is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times...	Middleweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Daniel Jacobs Daniel Jacobs (boxer) Daniel Jacobs is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion.-Early life:Jacobs was born and raised in the Brooklyn residential neighborhood of Brownsville to a Antiguan father and African-American mother. He was raised by his mother, Yvette Jacobs, his...	Super Middleweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Librado Andrade Librado Andrade Librado Andrade Ornelas is a Mexican boxer in the super middleweight division. His brother is fellow boxer Enrique Ornelas.-Personal:...	Super Middleweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Enrique Ornelas Enrique Ornelas Enrique Andrade Ornelas , is a Mexican boxer. He competes in the Middleweight division.-Personal life:Born in Jesus Del Monte, Guanajuato, he now makes his home in La Habra, California...	Super Middleweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Marco Antonio Periban Marco Antonio Periban Marco Antonio Peribán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. He is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Company Golden Boy Promotions...	Super Middleweight	Mexican Mexican people Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...	Light Heavyweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Trevor McCumby Trevor McCumby Trevor McCumby is an undefeated American professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight division.-Amateur career:...	Light Heavyweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Seth Mitchell Seth Mitchell Seth Mitchell is an undefeated professional boxer in the heavyweight division. Mitchell is signed to Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions...	Heavyweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Deontay Wilder Deontay Wilder Deontay Wilder is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning two major national titles in 2007 and for being the only American boxer to win a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...	Heavyweight	American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
David Haye David Haye David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...	Heavyweight	English England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. 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

Affliction Clothing

Affliction Clothing is an American clothing manufacturer based in Seal Beach, California. It is owned by Affliction Inc., which ran a mixed martial arts promotion, Affliction Entertainment.- History :Affliction was launched in August 2005...

 started a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 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

Aleksander Emelianenko

Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko , more commonly known as Alexander Emelianenko or Aleksander Emelianenko, is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a three-times Russian national Sambo champion and three-time world Sambo champion in the absolute division...

, Vitor Belfort

Vitor Belfort

Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...

, Matt Lindland

Matt Lindland

Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....

, and Gilbert Yvel

Gilbert Yvel

Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...

, as well as pursuing Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion.-Biography:...

, Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett

Joshua Lawrence Barnett is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who currently fights in the heavyweight division of Strikeforce. Barnett has been an accomplished fighter in mixed martial arts, winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship and the King of Pancrase Openweight...

, Renato Sobral

Renato Sobral

Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...

, and Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

, and a tv deal with HBO.

However, the promotion would fold before airing its third PPV event, "Affliction: Trilogy

Affliction: Trilogy

Affliction: Trilogy was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be promoted by Affliction Entertainment on August 1, 2009 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California....

" - a steroid scandal and being unable to find replacement fighters would lead to the eventual cancellation of the event.

Projects

In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities.

In June 2009, Golden Boy Enterprises became embroiled in a dispute over who would fight for the WBA junior welterweight title. On the one hand, undefeated Dmitry Salita

Dmitry Salita

Dmitry Salita is a Ukrainian-born Jewish-American boxer from Brooklyn, New York in the welterweight division.He has a 33–1–1 record, with 16 KOs. He is , and his reach is 69".He is a practicing Orthodox Jew, and became so after he moved to Brooklyn...

 (the WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

's No. 1-ranked 140-pounder) was told by the WBA in writing that he will face the winner of the June 27 fight between titleholder Andreas Kotelnik and Amir Khan

Amir Khan (boxer)

Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....

. On the other hand, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy said that he had it "in writing" that that fight would face the winner of the Victor Ortíz

Victor Ortíz

Victor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....

-Marcos Maidana fight.http://www.ringtv.com/blog/712/salita_could_be_odd_man_out_in_wba_junior_welterweight_derby/ The WBA's top executives were unavailable for comment. Salita was extremely upset over the prospect that he could lose what would be his first title shot. "They’re a big company", he said of Golden Boy. "They’re trying to bend the rules. They’re trying to kick everyone to the side and get their way, rules or no rules. When Oscar De La Hoya formed Golden Boy, he said he wanted to change boxing, to bring honor to the sport. This isn’t the honorable thing to do. This isn’t good for boxing. This isn’t justice. This goes against the right to pursue happiness, which is why my family immigrated to this country (from Ukraine) and why I’ve worked so hard. We’ll see what happens."http://www.ringtv.com/blog/712/salita_could_be_odd_man_out_in_wba_junior_welterweight_derby/ Salita ended up fighting Khan, losing by 1st round TKO.