Golden Boy vs. Match room 5 vs. 5 Act on the table, says De La Hoya
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya revealed that he is in discussions to hold an event Golden Boy Promotions: Matchroom Boxing 5 vs. 5 in 2025.
This would be a competition for De La Hoya to match five of his best Golden Boy fighters with Eddie Hearn’s top five available men. The two fighters would compete to prove who has the best.
Golden Boy-Matchroom showdown
“We continue to have discussions and prepare to do big things in 2025,” Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya told Fight Hub TV about planning to do a 5v5 competition with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing next year.
Possible options for 5v5
Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepedia
Edgar Berlanga or Diego Pacheco vs. Bektemir Melikuziev
Jai Opetaia vs Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ RamÃrez
Ernesto Mercado vs. Oscar Duarte
Galal Yafai vs. Ricardo Sandoval
De La Hoya already has one of his fighters, Floyd Schofield Jr., challenging Hearn’s fighter, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, on Feb. 22 at the Turki Al-Sheikh event in Riyadh. Oscar is confident that Schofield will upset Shakur in this fight.
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