Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn has fired back at Oscar De La Hoya over recent criticism.
During an interview with MMAFighting, De La Hoya claimed Hearn put Canelo Alvarez in a lose-lose situation by booking him against Dmitry Bivol. Canelo lost the fight in a bid for the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship.
De La Hoya’s argument was that Bivol was an undefeated fighter with no name recognition, who could do damage to Canelo’s brand all for a “meaningless” fight.
Hearn fired back at De La Hoya during an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.
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