January 24, 2020
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Oscar De La Hoya Statement

Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy: “It is extremely unfortunate to learn that WBC and WBO super middleweight world champion Alejandra Jimenez (13-0-1, 9 KOs) has tested positive for banned substances after her title fight with Franchon Crews-Dezurn (6-2, 2 KOs) on January 11. As Franchon’s promoter, we are incredibly disappointed for her as she worked incredibly hard to defend her titles.  However, our job is to ensure the safety of our fighters both inside and outside of the ring. Thus, we have always insisted and supported testing through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) for all of our world championship fights. Jimenez’s fight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn is no exception. Now our job is to find justice for Franchon by working closely with the WBC and the WBO in order to reinstate her as a world champion.”

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    • First of all, it is not his fighter who got caught cheating. Secondly, even though I don’t particularly like De La Hoya, i don’t know why people always attack the promoters when a drug cheat is exposed. Like De la Hoya or Eddie Hearn are alone in the bathroom with the fighters, injecting steroids into their ass cheek. I bet every single leading promoter has had a high profile PED associated with one of their fighters. Promoters are sly, but I highly doubt they are involved in any of that shit

    • I see Oscar quoted in the article “the safety of our fighters both inside and outside the ring”. Hmmmm… If I recall, one of his homeboys who is champ got busted too, correct?

      • It happens sometime; a promoter isn’t responsible for the wrong doing of his fighters…

  • These tests rarely make any sense. First on the Dylan Whyte thing, he tested positive, but I guess he got reinstated because he did not test positive on this B sample. But Da La Hoya’s statement is really weird. He says it is unfortunate, and that is fine, but than he says they will fight for her to be reinstated as world champion. Not only that, but to work closely with the WBC and WBO to reinstate her as champion. Almost like Da La Hoya will work in kahuts with those crooked organizations to make sure she is the champion.

    • He’s talking about his fighter the defending champion that lost. He’s definitely not defending Jimenez and he doesn’t even promote her so idk where you’re going with that? Yes the sanctioning bodies are corrupt but how in b.c the hell is he in Kahutes with them when he’s defending his fighter franchione crews the one that lost not Jimenez the cheater. That’s not his fighter.

    • You are actually as stupid as mike D like all the idiots who are giving you a thumb up..

  • Banned substances don’t make boxers perform better, PED testing is a lazy scam to collect $ for nothing.

  • Ah ah ah after the statement made by the idiots from the WBC who were defending Jimenez for being accused of being actually a man i must laugh hard and loud… Idiots you can read on his.. euh Her face sorry that she is a cheater !!

    • — What you ninnygrams know about the science of drug testing and lab quality would fit on a nanogram of crack.

      Oscar and his minion jr floyd paid out of court settlements to Manny with apologies for their slanderous allegations, and now boxing and Oscar hooking up with BALCO Vic…Only in boxing, folks!

  • I don’t know about this VADA, it seems like it’s always failing the fighters. My thing is, why would these fighter “volunteer” if they know they are dirty. Especially when there is lots of history that shows that they cannot hide it? I don’t, not saying she didn’t cheat just saying this agency is good at failing fighters.

  • Who really cares anything about women’s boxing? I heard the women’s badminton champion tested positive too, smh

  • Have to give it up for Oscar after all is said and done he fought the best and goes to bat for his fighters.
    Not bad.

  • Guessing she dont make enough money to get the Saul treatment. Now Oscar wants to make a timely statement regarding Positive tests. Gotta be tough for Oscar dealing so closely with cheats and superstars that avoids the toughest fights. Goes against the mentality he had as a fighter.

  • Oscar. Come onnnnnn Oscar. How can you sit there with a straight face and make such a statement? You must have taken one too many in the ring because your memory has become wayyy to selective. If she was one of your cash cows, you wouldn’t have said a damn thing.

    • I retract my previous statement. I reread the statement and realized that I stuck my foot in my mouth by thinking it was Oscars fighter that got caught. However, my thoughts are still the same when it comes to his chea….uhm, I mean fighters.

  • You guys over at GBP are familiar with this type of nonsense, with Canelo eating PED’s and calling them steak! Awful what you have done to boxing.

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