Former IBF super featherweight champion Steve Forbes has been selected to fight Oscar De La Hoya in the first of three “Farewell” fights that the “Golden Boy” has proposed for 2008. Forbes runner-up in Season Two of The Contender was chosen over IBF jr welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi and WBA #3 ranked lightweight Dmitriy Salita. Forbes will face De La Hoya on May 3rd at a catch weight of approximately 150 pounds, which - ironically - was the same weight limit for the participants in Season Two of The Contender.Golden Boy Promotions will officially announce the De La Hoya vs. Forbes contest this week. HBO will telecast the De La Hoya-Forbes fight during a “Free HBO weekend!”
This is the first time in probably over a decade that, Oscar De La Hoya is fighting on a non-PPV event. It's a career high pay day for Steve Forbes, an easy win for Oscar plus nobody gets hurt. What more can a fighter ask for.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
De La Hoya Picks Next Opponent
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