Which US boxing world champion founded 'Golden Boy Promotions' in 2001?
"Team tour in 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he worked for The Harlem Globetrotters. Martinez became the featured ring announcer for Oscar De La Hoya's, Fox reality television series ""The Next Great Champ"" in 2004. In 2006 he began announcing for Guilty Boxing Promotions on ESPN Deportes. Now he can be seen announcing for Golden Boy Promotions and other promotions on various networks around the world. Joe was the exclusive cage announcer for World Extreme Cagefighting from 2007-2010. In 2010, WEC was merged into UFC by parent company Zuffa, LLC. Since then, he has worked with Cage Warriors Fighting Championship,"
"spanning 16 years. In 2002, De La Hoya founded Golden Boy Promotions, a combat sport promotional firm. He is the first American of Mexican descent to own a national boxing promotional firm, and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active. In 2018, he began promoting MMA matches as well, beginning with a 2018 trilogy bout between long-time rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, with the inaugural Golden Boy MMA event scheduled for November 24, 2018. De La Hoya has held dual American and Mexican citizenship since 2002, when the Consulate General of Mexico in"
"Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya (; born February 4, 1973) is a Mexican American former professional boxer who, in 2002, also became a successful boxing promoter and, in 2018, a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter. In boxing, he competed from 1992 to 2008, winning multiple world titles in six different weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 11th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. De La Hoya was nicknamed ""The Golden Boy of boxing"" by the media when he represented the United States at the"
"the lead up to the fight. As a result, Quigley met the much fresher Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in the following day's final. The local Kazakh fighter took gold with a narrow win, in what was Quigley's first loss in an 18-month run of 33 fights. In April 2014, it was announced that Quigley was turning professional and had signed a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions in Los Angeles. After signing, Golden Boy founder and president, Oscar De La Hoya said ""Jason Quigley is part of the next generation of European boxers who are about to make their mark on the"
"Joseph DeGuardia Joseph DeGuardia AKA Joe DeGuardia is an American boxing promoter and lawyer. He is the founder and CEO of Star Boxing, a boxing promotional firm that has been in operation since 1992.DeGuardia has promoted many notable boxing stars throughout his time in the professional boxing industry. Being the son of former professional boxer Joseph DeGuardia Sr., DeGuardia competed in the ring himself and achieved a successful amateur career. Among other titles, DeGuardia won the New York Golden Gloves Championship in 1988 while still attending law school at Hofstra University. In 1991, he took over the community based Morris"
"Seminole Warriors Boxing Seminole Warriors Boxing, usually shortened to ""Warriors Boxing"" is one of the USA's leading boxing promoters. Launched in 2003 and based in Hollywood, Florida, the company amassed veterans like Oliver McCall, Lance Whitaker, and prospects like Danny O'Connor, Roman Greenberg, Wilmer Vasquez, Carl Davis Drummond and Jonathan González. O'Neil Bell briefly held the undisputed cruiserweight title. Sultan Ibragimov, Glen Jonhson and Celestino Caballero have also managed to win a world title. Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Włodarczyk are also Cruiserweights. In the mid to lower weightclasses the company promotes Glen Johnson, Edison Miranda, Sechew Powell Khabib Allakhverdiyev and"
"NABO Super Featherweight Championship. On February 25, 2012 Perez was knocked out in the fourth round by Adrien Broner as a challenger for the WBO Super Featherweight World Title. After the fight, Perez tested positive for cocaine. Eloy Pérez Eloy Pérez (born October 25, 1986, in Rainier, Washington) is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division. He is signed to Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. In his amateur career Pérez went 53-5 and won a gold medal at the 2004 Ringside World Championship at Lightweight. For the Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley card, he was"
"Celestino Caballero. Seminole Warriors Boxing Seminole Warriors Boxing, usually shortened to ""Warriors Boxing"" is one of the USA's leading boxing promoters. Launched in 2003 and based in Hollywood, Florida, the company amassed veterans like Oliver McCall, Lance Whitaker, and prospects like Danny O'Connor, Roman Greenberg, Wilmer Vasquez, Carl Davis Drummond and Jonathan González. O'Neil Bell briefly held the undisputed cruiserweight title. Sultan Ibragimov, Glen Jonhson and Celestino Caballero have also managed to win a world title. Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Włodarczyk are also Cruiserweights. In the mid to lower weightclasses the company promotes Glen Johnson, Edison Miranda, Sechew Powell Khabib"
"become an Olympic gold medalist. As the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona approached, De La Hoya turned his mother's dream into a strong focus for his training. After an upset victory in the first round over the Mexican boxer Julio Gonzalez; De La Hoya defeated German boxer Marco Rudolph to win gold. Rudolph had been the only fighter to defeat him in the last several years, adding drama. The U.S. media publicized his quest to fulfill his mother's dying wish and nicknamed him, ""The Golden Boy"", which has remained with him throughout his career. In 2000, the Cecilia Gonzalez De"
"Golden Boy. Former WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin, an American of Cuban descent, carries the nickname ""Kid Chocolate"" in honor of Sardiñas. The highly acclaimed greatest pound for pound boxer of all time Sugar Ray Robinson was a big fan of Kid Chocolate and incorporated a lot of Chocolate's boxing style into his own: ""Sugar Ray Robinson was a great admirer of Kid Chocolate,"" said Fausto Miranda, a former Cuban journalist who covered many of Chocolate's fights. Sugar Ray Robinson, went on record saying that he had never seen anyone box like Kid Chocolate before. Robinson studied the Chocolate style"
"Nights in 2017 and is scheduled for another 10 in 2018. Joe is currently the ring announcer for Invicta FC, PFL, UFC and Golden Boy Promotions. Sony PlayStation MLB 06, MLB 07, ""King of the Diamond"" - In-game Public Address Announcer (2006)(2007). Joe A. Martinez Joseph Anthony Martinez (born April 10, 1975 in Apple Valley, California) is the ring announcer for Golden Boy Promotions' ""Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN” A Communications graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Martinez began his professional career in 1996 as both the public address announcer for the Lake Elsinore Storm Minor League Baseball team (a"
"and midway through round 10 stunned Khan with a heavy right hand. Maidana landed a series of follow up uppercuts and rights but could not drop Khan. Khan then rallied to win rounds 11 and 12 to solidify a unanimous points decision. The scores were 114–111, 114–111, and 113–112. Khan was open to a rematch. Khan landed 273 of 603 punches thrown (45%) and Maidana landed 156 of 767 thrown (20%). The fight was awarded Fight of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. On February 10, 2011 Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer announced that a deal was"
"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."" Salita ended up fighting Khan, losing by 1st-round TKO. In January 2017, Golden Boy signed a contract to bring their boxing promotions to ESPN under a two-year deal of a total of 48 fights. In October 2018, Canelo"
"campaign after the collapse of Setanta Sports in Great Britain. In October 2013, BoxNation announced that they would show the entire Golden Boy on Fox Sports 1 series on a tape delay every Wednesday night at 7pm. On 8 May 2012, it was announced the BoxNation would co-promote and air the all-British heavyweight clash between David Haye and Dereck Chisora. The fight took place at The Boleyn Ground, more commonly known as Upton Park on 14 July 2012. Billed as Haye v Chisora: Licensed to Thrill, the fight received criticism from several quarters and was licensed by the Luxembourg Boxing"
"Hayemaker Promotions Hayemaker Promotions is a promotional company operated by former WBA heavyweight and undisputed cruiserweight champion David Haye. The company held their first boxing promotional event in Sheffield on 20 September 2008. On establishing the company, David Haye drew comparisons with Golden Boy Promotions when he said; ""Golden Boy have taken over from Don King and Bob Arum and they've done it by empowering the fighters, putting control back in their hands and giving them the lion's share"". Giving an insight into how the new promotional outfits would actually help fighters he added: ""Promoting other fighters is not a"
"to open over 20 new locations by 2020 for growth in other major cities across the U.S. George Foreman III George Edward ""Monk"" Foreman III (born January 23, 1983) is an entrepreneur, professional boxer, trainer/coach, founder of EverybodyFights and son of businessman and former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman. As a child, Foreman watched his father train and sat ringside when his father was doing color commentary. He always loved boxing, but never got involved with the sport until his early teens. Foreman attended Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts. He graduated from Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana, in 2001"
"arts into the mainstream of American sports and entertainment. Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions entered into the mixed martial arts market in 2018. They held their inaugural event on November 24, 2018 at The Forum presented by Chase in Inglewood, California. The event was headlined by the third fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Ortiz earned his first win in the trilogy, winning by knockout in the first round. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz Chuck ""The Iceman"" Liddell vs. ""The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"" Tito Ortiz is a trilogy of mixed martial arts fights between Chuck Liddell"
"Golden Boy president Eric Gomez told ESPN that ""regardless of if they did or didn't order the rematch, we are going to try to make it happen. We'll do whatever it takes to make it happen."" On November 7, Eric Gomez indicated the negotiations were going well and Álvarez would make a decision in regards to the rematch in the coming weeks. It was believed that Golden Boy would wait until after David Lemieux and Billy Joe Saunders fought for the latter's WBO title on December 16, 2017 before making a decision. On November 15, Eddie Hearn, promoter of Daniel"
"15 years. More recently, Schaefer has branched out into real estate. Schaefer has other links to Hispanic culture as well: His wife is from Mexico. In 2016, Schaefer founded his own boxing promotional company called Ringstar Sports. Schaefer announced the World Boxing Super Series in March 2017. Richard Schaefer Richard Schaefer is a Swiss professional boxing promoter. He was the former CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, which he left in 2014. Schaefer grew up in Switzerland. He is a Swiss national who began his career in 1983 at Swiss Volksbank (now Credit Suisse). Upon graduation from the Swiss Banking School,"
"Eloy Pérez Eloy Pérez (born October 25, 1986, in Rainier, Washington) is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division. He is signed to Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. In his amateur career Pérez went 53-5 and won a gold medal at the 2004 Ringside World Championship at Lightweight. For the Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley card, he was the main sparring partner of Shane Mosley. In May 2010, Eloy beat contender Gilberto Sanchez-Leon by a ten round majority decision. On October 15, 2010 Pérez beat Dominic Salcido by a majority decision. Eloy won the WBO"
"is also a professional boxer, and currently fights in the cruiserweight division. Deontay Wilder Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first American world heavyweight champion in nine years, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics. This led to his nickname of ""The Bronze Bomber"", which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was known by the"
"family,” said Vargas. “I know they have the resources to lead me to championship level and expand my fan base throughout Mexico and the United States. I look forward to making them proud.” “It’s an honor to add another former Olympian to the Golden Boy Promotions roster,” said Oscar de la Hoya, president of Golden Boy. “Boxing will never grow if we don’t keep bringing in new blood, and I’m confident Francisco will be an important player in the sport for many years to come.” On March 31, 2012, Vargas made his debut under the Golden Boy banner with a"
"Deontay Wilder Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first American world heavyweight champion in nine years, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics. This led to his nickname of ""The Bronze Bomber"", which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was known by the nickname of ""The Brown Bomber"". Wilder is particularly known for his formidable"
"Marco Antonio Peribán Marco Antonio Peribán Hernández (born August 10, 1984 in El Arenal, Mexico City) is a Mexican boxer in the Super Middleweight division. He is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Company Golden Boy Promotions. He is the brother of the professional female boxer Guadalupe Periban, also signed with Golden Boy Promotions. Periban with an outstanding amateur career which included wins over American Shawn Porter. He had numerous national championships in Mexico, member of the Mexico national team, and in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games won a bronze medal. Marco won his Pro Debut against Oscar"
"nickname is ""The Golden Boy""; Reid was dubbed as ""The American Dream"". Reid began his professional career, with much attention from boxing magazines, when he defeated Sam Calderon on March 21, 1997, by a unanimous four round decision, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He followed his debut victory with four knockout wins in a row, before meeting former world Welterweight champion Jorge Vaca, on October 3 of the same year, also at Atlantic City. He knocked Vaca out in the first round. His next bout, against Dan Conolly, was showcased on HBO Boxing, and it was also covered, round by"
"Mads Larsen Mads Larsen (born 9 February 1973 in Mårslet, Denmark), known as ""Golden Boy"", is a former professional boxer. In his career Larsen has held the European, IBO and World Boxing Federation (WBF) world super middleweight champion. He lost in his challenge for the WBA and IBF titles against Sven Ottke. In October 1993, Larsen turned professional winning his first fight in Storebaelthallen, Korsoer, Denmark on the undercard of a bill that included Danish stars Johnny Bredahl, Jimmy Bredahl and Brian Nielsen. In that fight Larsen beat England's Martin Jolley with a knockout in the fourth round. After 18"
"want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws."" He underwent treatment at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for alcoholism. In September 2013, just a few days before the Golden Boy promoted match of Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez, De La Hoya announced that he was returning to a drug and alcohol treatment facility. In January 2017, De La Hoya was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Pasadena, California; to which he pled not guilty, and charges were dismissed in 2018. Total (approximate) revenue: $700,000,000 ""American Son:"
"ahead on two of the scorecards, with De La Hoya ahead on the other. Hopkins earned a career high of $10 million and De La Hoya made $30 million. In November 2004, De la Hoya invited Hopkins to join his boxing promotional firm, Golden Boy Promotions, as president of its new East Coast chapter. At 40 years old, an age at which most boxers are retired, Hopkins reached the middleweight record of 20 title defenses on February 19, 2005, against ranked #1 WBC contender Howard Eastman, the European middleweight champion. Hopkins dominated the fight from start to finish, winning 119–110,"
"Gold's Gym and convinced them to become professional wrestlers. Bastien and professional wrestling manager Rick Bassman formed an alliance of wrestlers called Powerteam USA, of which Borden and Hellwig were a part. The team debuted in November 1985, and after the other two members left the group, Borden and Hellwig continued to tag together. Bastien was good friends with fellow wrestler Roddy Piper and was the best man at his wedding. Bastien served as president of the Cauliflower Alley Club for six years from 2001 to 2007, but was reported in 2010 to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, his health"
"Gloves tournament. He defeated pro-boxer Larry Barnes in the tournament's championship fight.. DeGuardia upon graduation from law school went to work as a prosecutor for the Bronx District Attorney's Office. In 1993, DeGuardia went into private practice and founded a law office in the Bronx, New York. Joe DeGuardia began promoting boxing fights in 1992, founding Star Boxing, a boxing promotional company originally based in the Bronx, NY. For the last 26 years, DeGuardia has been professionally active in the boxing industry promoting. Past and present, boxers promoted by Star Boxing include former world champion Antonio Tarver, two time World"
"under Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. Liddell lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Liddell is associated with John Hackleman and The Pit fight team. His brother Sean also competes in MMA, fighting most recently in the WEC. He has a brother named Dan and a sister named Laura. Liddell continues to train in San Luis Obispo, California, where he attended college along with fellow team member and friend Wyatt Courtney. He has one child with MMA fighter Casey Noland, a daughter named Trista. From a prior relationship he has a son named Cade. Liddell proposed"
"Joe A. Martinez Joseph Anthony Martinez (born April 10, 1975 in Apple Valley, California) is the ring announcer for Golden Boy Promotions' ""Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN” A Communications graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Martinez began his professional career in 1996 as both the public address announcer for the Lake Elsinore Storm Minor League Baseball team (a San Diego Padres affiliate) and various Cal State Fullerton athletic programs. He retired from the Storm and Cal State Fullerton in 2017 and moved from Orange County, CA to North Georgia. Martinez has been the main ring announcer for Golden Boy Boxing"
"of private investors led by Oscar de la Hoya. Also acquired were ""KO Magazine"" and ""World Boxing"". The magazine's rankings are recognized as ""official"" by some in the U.S. media, particularly ESPN. While some may see a conflict of interest in a boxing promoter being paymaster of what is essentially a magazine/rankings organization that awards world titles and belts, De La Hoya says that is not the case. ""These magazines will be held in an editorial trust where they will be operating totally independent of any influence from me or others from the Golden Boy Companies as it relates to"