DE LA HOYA HAS 2ND GREAT DEBUT.Byline: - Nevin Barich As he made his way down to ringside ring·side n. 1. The area or seats immediately outside an arena or ring, as at a prizefight. 2. A place providing a close view of a spectacle. , Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy took a look around the Grand Olympic Auditorium The Grand Olympic Auditorium is a sports venue in Los Angeles, California, United States. Located at 1801 S. Grand Avenue, the venue was built in 1924 specifically for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, which saw the boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling events held there. , his eyes taking in the sight of the near-capacity crowd. De La Hoya's multimillion-dollar smile then beamed across his face. He had reason to be happy. Just as he did as a fighter taking his first major step, he now was taking his first major step as a promoter, and it was turning into a huge success. An announced crowd of 5,182 attended the fight card Thursday night at the Olympic, where De La Hoya's promotional firm, Golden Boy Promotions Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a boxing promotional firm started by former world champion in six weight divisions, Oscar de la Hoya, whose nickname is The Golden Boy. Superstars Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley have also joined the firm. , put on the event. According to Olympic Auditorium officials, it was the biggest crowd in the history of the venue since it reopened in 1994, outdrawing the 4,600 who came for a card headlined by De La Hoya that same year. In the main event Thursday, WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. super bantamweight belt holder Oscar Larios (47-3-1, with 33 knockouts) pounded out a unanimous decision over Marcos Licona (19-3-1, eight KOs) in a 10-round nontitle bout. In the co-feature, 2000 U.S. Olmypian and Los Angeles native Jose Navarro (14-0, six KOs) scored a second-round knockout of Carlos Madrigal madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent. (20-4, 15 KOs) in a super flyweight bout. ``I'm continuing the history here,'' De La Hoya said of the Olympic, which in its nearly 80 years has hosted fights featuring boxing greats such as Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, Archie Moore and Julio Cesar Chavez. ``My goal is to make sure the history never dies down.'' |
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