cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message current company logo de la hoya with the dewalt home depot marketing team at the fight night club event in june 2010 . golden boy promotions inc. is a boxing promotional firm started by former boxer 10 time world champion in six weight divisions oscar de la hoya whose nickname is the golden boy . de la hoya owns a majority interest in the firm with bernard hopkins being a minority owner . previously winky wright shane mosley and ricky hatton held interest in the company . 1 los angeles based golden boy promotions was established in 2002 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 estrellatv and espn . they present the monthly boxing series fight night club sponsored by dewalt tools 2 in association with aeg . it is held at the club nokia in los angeles and televised live on fox sports net and others . 2 3 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 soccer team . it also acquired the ring magazine . the promotion produces bi monthly boxing cards on estrella tv . 4 contents 1 key people 1.1 current boxers 2 promoting the biggest boxing match in history 3 mixed martial arts promotion with affliction 4 projects 5 references 6 external links key people edit richard schaefer making a speech at the press conference for the fight between victor ortiz and floyd mayweather jr. name position notes oscar de la hoya chairman and ceo eric gomez senior vice president robert diaz head matchmaker jeremy hicks chief financial officer robert gasparri chief operations officer monica sears vice president of operations current boxers edit source 5 name weight class nationality notes sadam ali welterweight american rene alvarado junior featherweight nicaragua canelo lvarez middleweight mexican ring magazine lineal middleweight champion manuel avila junior featherweight american randy caballero super bantamweight american robinson castellanos featherweight mexican pablo cesar cano light welterweight mexican diego de la hoya junior featherweight mexican joseph diaz junior featherweight american taishon dong heavyweight chinese yamaguchi falcao middleweight brazilian mercito gesta lightweight philippines keandre gibson welterweight american frankie gomez junior welterweight american eddie g mez welterweight american antonio gutierrez middleweight mexican mauricio herrera junior welterweight american bernard hopkins light heavyweight american tureano johnson middleweight bahamanian yoshihiro kamegai welterweight japanese david lemieux middleweight canadian jorge linares lightweight venezuelan wbc lightweight champion emeritus ring magazine lightweight champion everton lopes lightweight brazilian fidel maldonado junior welterweight mexican lucas matthysse welterweight argentine travell mazion junior welterweight american jorge melendez middleweight puerto rican christian mijares featherweight mexican carlos molina junior welterweight american ivan morales bantamweight mexican zachary ochoa junior welterweight puerto rican anthony ogogo middleweight british antonio orozco junior welterweight american johan p rez junior welterweight venezuelan jason quigley middleweight irish lamont roach jr lightweight american ronny rios featherweight american kevin rivers jr featherweight american gabriel rosado middleweight american yoandris salinas junior featherweight cuban bastie samir super middleweight ghana alan sanchez welterweight mexican vyacheslav shabranskyy light heavyweight ukrainian humberto soto super lightweight mexican jesus soto karass welterweight mexican todd unthank may light heavyweight american patrick teixeira junior middleweight brazilian sergio thompson junior lightweight mexican niko valdes light heavyweight american francisco vargas junior lightweight mexican wbc super featherweight champion jayson velez featherweight puerto rican promoting the biggest boxing match in history edit golden boy promoted the may 5 2007 super fight between de la hoya and floyd mayweather at the mgm grand in las vegas nevada . mayweather won the bout by a split decision . the fight once held the record for most pay per view buys and once held the record as the second highest grossing fight in the history of the sport . 6 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 edit golden boy promotions and affliction clothing started a mixed martial arts 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 vitor belfort matt lindland and gilbert yvel as well as pursuing andrei arlovski josh barnett renato sobral and fedor emelianenko and a tv deal with hbo . 7 however the promotion would fold before airing its third ppv event affliction trilogy a steroid scandal and being unable to find replacement fighters would lead to the eventual cancellation of the event . 8 projects edit in 2005 golden boy enterprises announced the formation of golden boy partners a company focused on urban development in latino communities . 9 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 the wba 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 . 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 ort z marcos maidana fight . 10 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 . 10 salita ended up fighting khan losing by 1st round tko . references edit de la hoya s promotional strategy packs a wallop a b southern california s finest square off on the return of fight night club on february 24 . golden boy promotions . february 11 2011 . retrieved september 29 2011 . fight night . the ring online . august 25 2011 . retrieved september 29 2011 . golden boy promotions inc. http www.goldenboypromotions.com fighters golden boy promotions inc. five ounces of pain exclusive ben rothwell considering offer from new golden boy and affliction fight promotion sherdog update affliction cancels trilogy golden boy promotions inc. a b www.ringtv.com external links edit golden boy promotions v t e the anschutz corporation anschutz entertainment group aeg live festivals carolina rebellion coachella edgefest hootenanny mile high music festival new orleans jazz & heritage festival rockfest rocklahoma rockness rock on the range sonisphere stagecoach sunfest wakestock wales aeg sports bay to breakers djurg rdens if hockey eisb ren berlin golden boy promotions hamburg freezers hammarby if stubhub center la galaxy la galaxy ii los angeles kings los angeles lakers los angeles sparks manchester monarchs ahl manchester monarchs echl ontario reign echl ontario reign ahl tour of california anschutz film group bristol bay productions walden media clarity media group examiner.com the gazette the washington examiner the weekly standard the oklahoma publishing co. the broadmoor manitou and pike s peak railway the oklahoman xanterra parks and 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