Amid the speculation in the boxing world this week that the fight is set to be signed for May 12th Oscar De La Hoya has now taken to social media to update fans of what is actually happening.
Big fight negotiations tend to play out in public today in the more transparent world that we find ourselves living in because of the internet.
Perhaps it’s the millennial generation too, who are more open and honest than perhaps generations before them due to the access they have to share communications because of the globally connected world these days.
Well, prommoter of Jorge Linares Oscar De La Hoya has had enough of people speculating.
He’s taken to his Twitter account to let fans know what’s actually going on:
1., Over the last days, there has been a lot of rumor and speculation about the potential fight between @JorgeLinares and @VasylLomachenko. The facts are pretty clear.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) February 15, 2018
2., @JorgeLinares wants this fight. @GoldenBoyBoxing wants this fight. Mr. Honda wants this fight. And collectively we are doing everything we can to get these two champions into the ring.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) February 15, 2018
3., We know of no bylaw, Ukranian holiday or “magic day” in the words of Bob Arum that mandates that @VasylLomachenko can only fight on one day during the spring and summer month — May 12th.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) February 15, 2018
4., While @JorgeLinares is happy to fight on any other date of the calendar, if @VasylLomachenko absolutely, positively must fight on the 12th we have a solution.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) February 15, 2018
5., HBO is willing to pay more for the fight than is currently being offered. And they would do it on May 12th.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) February 15, 2018
6., So, @VasylLomachenko has three options. 1) Fight on May 12th on HBO 2) Fight on any other day on the calendar, 3) walk away from the fight all fans of the sport want to see. I am hopeful he chooses one of the first two.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) February 15, 2018
Well, there you have it. It looks like we should be hearing good news soon enough.
