DE LA HOYA SPLITS WITH STEWARD.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Welterweight champion 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 has split with trainer Emanuel Steward Emanuel Steward (born July 7, 1944 in Bottom Creek, West Virginia) is a boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Biography Steward was born in West Virginia, and by the age of 12, he had moved with his mother to Detroit, Michigan. , just two fights after hiring him to bring some punch back to his attack. De La Hoya said Thursday that he would train under Roberto Alcazar alcazar Spanish alcázar Form of military architecture of medieval Spain, generally rectangular with defensible walls and massive corner towers. Inside was an open space (patio) surrounded by chapels, salons, hospitals, and sometimes gardens. , who guided his career as an amateur and for a while after turning pro. Alcazar himself had been demoted by De La Hoya before being brought back as a co-trainer for his last fight against Hector ``Macho'' Camacho. De La Hoya is scheduled to defend his WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. welterweight title against Wilfredo Rivera Dec. 6 in Atlantic City. De La Hoya announced the split with Steward in a news release and did not comment further. Steward, though, said De La Hoya was apparently unhappy with the training methods for his June win over David Kamau and his Sept. 13 win over Camacho. De La Hoya stopped Kamau in the second round and battered Camacho for 12 rounds. ``He was not sparring over 100 rounds for a fight which his father and Alcazar believe he should,'' said Steward, who also trains WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos |
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