Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer was a busy man on Thursday, locking in a number of fights and dates for the fall schedule.
The most important goes to company boss Oscar De La Hoya, whose Sept. 20 rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was canceled last week when Mayweather abruptly announced his retirement.
In the wake of the retirement, De La Hoya has altered his schedule and will fight just once more before his own retirement, Schaefer told ESPN.com. He said De La Hoya has given up his September date and will bow out on Dec. 6 on HBO PPV in Los Angeles or Las Vegas.
"This will be Oscar's career finale, and we want to make it a big, big event," he said.
De La Hoya originally intended to fight three times in 2008. He defeated Steve Forbes last month and was due to face Mayweather in September followed by the finale in December.
De La Hoya's opponent has not been determined. Schaefer said it could be welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto if he defeats Antonio Margarito on July 26.
Whomever De La Hoya fights, it won't be junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton.
Schaefer said the already-signed fight between Hatton and titleholder Paulie Malignaggi would go forward. There had been a brief discussion of Hatton paying Malignaggi to step aside to take a fight with De La Hoya in September, but Hatton shot it down, saying he wouldn't be ready after a grueling decision victory against Juan Lazcano on May 24.
Now, Hatton-Malignaggi will fight on HBO's "World Championship Boxing" either Nov. 15 in New York or Las Vegas, or on Nov. 22 in Las Vegas, Schaefer said.
The most important goes to company boss Oscar De La Hoya, whose Sept. 20 rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was canceled last week when Mayweather abruptly announced his retirement.
In the wake of the retirement, De La Hoya has altered his schedule and will fight just once more before his own retirement, Schaefer told ESPN.com. He said De La Hoya has given up his September date and will bow out on Dec. 6 on HBO PPV in Los Angeles or Las Vegas.
"This will be Oscar's career finale, and we want to make it a big, big event," he said.
De La Hoya originally intended to fight three times in 2008. He defeated Steve Forbes last month and was due to face Mayweather in September followed by the finale in December.
De La Hoya's opponent has not been determined. Schaefer said it could be welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto if he defeats Antonio Margarito on July 26.
Whomever De La Hoya fights, it won't be junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton.
Schaefer said the already-signed fight between Hatton and titleholder Paulie Malignaggi would go forward. There had been a brief discussion of Hatton paying Malignaggi to step aside to take a fight with De La Hoya in September, but Hatton shot it down, saying he wouldn't be ready after a grueling decision victory against Juan Lazcano on May 24.
Now, Hatton-Malignaggi will fight on HBO's "World Championship Boxing" either Nov. 15 in New York or Las Vegas, or on Nov. 22 in Las Vegas, Schaefer said.
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