Podcast: Interview with De La Hoya on making Haney-Garcia showdown

Plus: The Golden Boy's memories on the 25th anniversary of his classic win against Ike Quartey in their mega fight

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It’s a bonus podcast episode today. It is my interview with Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya and we covered two specific topics. We went over the details of the fight between WBC junior welterweight titlist Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia being made for April 20. We discussed where the fight will take place; the deal-making process; why it was relatively easy to make compared to most major fights; and a lot more. Then we turned our attention to the Golden Boy’s memories of one his biggest wins and most significant fights, a hard-fought decision over then-undefeated Ike Quartey to retain the WBC welterweight title on Feb. 13, 1999 — 25 years ago on Tuesday. De La Hoya gives his thoughts on the fight; the magnitude of the victory; getting cut two weeks before the fight but refusing to pull out; the classic 12th round and nearly stopping Quartey; where the win ranks in his Hall of Fame career; more.

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