By Dan Ambrose: In a surprising move, Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has reportedly sold the contract for Golden Boy fighter WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) to adviser Al Haymon for an undisclosed amount of money, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
Santa Cruz, 26, has a large fan base in the United States, and he was still under contract until 2016. Rafael is saying that De La Hoya sold the contract because he was frustrated at being unable to set Santa Cruz up with big names like WBA/WBO 122 pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux due to Haymon, who was already Santa Cruz’s adviser, blocking the fights.
By Dan Ambrose: The Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight is still up in the air at this point with Mayweather still waiting on the HBO-Showtime discussions before he puts his signature on the contract for the fight against Pacquiao on May 2nd. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya says the fight between Golden Boy promoted Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and the one-time popular James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) is a done deal. There still isn’t a specific date for the fight, but it’s well-known that the red-haired Canelo wants the fight to take place on May 2nd, the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo. 
By Dan Ambrose: #2 WBC, #2 WBO, #3 IBF light welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs) will be fighting several more fights at 140 before moving up in weight to the 147 pound division to challenge the top fighters in that weight class, says Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya. 
By Sizzle JKD: Here’s the thing, former Lineal WBC, WBA, and The Ring light middleweight champion, former WBO middleweight champion, and current Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya isn’t holding anything back when expressing his sentiments about the much anticipated Floyd Mayweather Jr-Manny Pacquiao clash that is heavily rumored to take place on May 2nd.
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya was told by his willful fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to break off negotiations with Miguel Cotto on Saturday due to Cotto having missed a deadline that Canelo and Golden Boy set for him to decide on whether he will agree to the contract negotiations that they’d set. 
By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar de La Hoya is giving the edge to Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight against Manny Pacquiao if the two of them face each other in the next few months. De La Hoya thinks that Mayweather has more left of his skills right now compared to the 36-year-old Pacquiao, who has looked stationary since his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in 2012. 
By Big Moe Elmore: When news broke that former CEO of Golden Boy Richard Schaefer and current Golden Boy president Oscar De La Hoya had settled their legal battle, blogs, and comments within those blogs fill up within minutes. It was interesting reading the comments. Schaefer, Oscar, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum and manager/advisor Al Haymon all gained and lost some fans. I’m really anxious to see how all this plays out. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya beefed up his Golden Boy stable this week in signing 12 decent fighters. Unfortunately, none of the names De La Hoys signed are guys that will likely become a future world champion.