{"id":517164,"date":"2026-03-06T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/517164\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:00:14","slug":"oscar-de-la-hoya-rips-virgil-ortiz-after-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/517164\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar De La Hoya Rips Virgil Ortiz After Court Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThere won\u2019t be many laughs this week because I never think it\u2019s funny when a fighter tries to f*** me over,\u201d De La Hoya said. \u201cBut the verdict is in and Virgil Ortiz\u2019s master plan to break his contract with Golden Boy Promotions was shot down by a federal judge in Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n

The promoter said the breakdown surprised him after what he described as a positive working relationship that had continued through Ortiz\u2019s last fight in November.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hadn\u2019t heard from Virgil Ortiz since his fight back in November where he openly praised me for being a great guy and a great promoter,\u201d De La Hoya said.<\/p>\n

In the video, De La Hoya also replayed a previous interview clip where Ortiz had spoken favorably about their partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is probably one of the most successful promoters in the history of the sport. And he has always been done right by me. I have nothing bad to say about him,\u201d Ortiz said in the earlier recording.<\/p>\n

De La Hoya said the situation changed suddenly when Ortiz filed a lawsuit in January seeking release from his promotional agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, everything was terrific, right? And his father even sent me this message over the holidays,\u201d De La Hoya said. \u201cThen, out of nowhere, Virgil served us with a lawsuit in January to get out of his contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Golden Boy founder directed most of his criticism at Ortiz\u2019s manager, Rick Merigian, whom he blamed for pushing the legal action.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, who was behind this lawsuit? The worst manager in boxing, Rick Merigian,\u201d De La Hoya said.<\/p>\n

De La Hoya claimed Merigian pushed for higher compensation for a potential fight involving Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cRick demanded that Virgil get paid triple what we\u2019re contractually obligated to pay Virgil for the Boots fight,\u201d De La Hoya said. \u201cWe were ready to make the fight and I was lobbying to get him the most money possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued the dispute has now stalled Ortiz\u2019s career while the case continues through legal channels.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now, thanks to his poor advice, Virgil\u2019s sidelined, and he\u2019s headed to waste more money and time in mediation, and that could last years,\u201d De La Hoya said.<\/p>\n

Despite the criticism, De La Hoya said he still believes Ortiz could repair the relationship if he changes the people around him.<\/p>\n

\u201cVirgil, I still want to believe you\u2019re a good guy, and you received the worst advice on the planet,\u201d De La Hoya said.<\/p>\n

The promoter also referenced previous situations where Golden Boy continued to support Ortiz despite disruptions surrounding scheduled fights.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember when we were in Texas and I sent President Eric Gomez to sit with you while you and your father cried about pulling out of the fight the week of and this was the second time this happened,\u201d De La Hoya said. \u201cAnd still we believed in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said Golden Boy even provided financial assistance during that period.<\/p>\n

\u201cI generously gave you $200,000. Did you forget about that? These are the facts, folks.\u201d<\/p>\n

De La Hoya also criticized Ortiz\u2019s father, describing a confrontation that allegedly occurred before Ortiz\u2019s November fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s a clip of the night before Virgil\u2019s last fight in November 2025, where his father got into a fist fight with a heckler, and my Golden Boy employees had to break it up while he was rolling around the floor of the hotel lobby shirtless,\u201d De La Hoya said.<\/p>\n

The dispute now moves toward mediation, though De La Hoya warned that the legal process could leave Ortiz inactive if the situation drags on.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to keep racking up the legal bills and burning money,\u201d De La Hoya said. \u201cWhat Rick didn\u2019t tell you is that you could potentially stay on the shelf for years just like Mikey Garcia did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even after the conflict, De La Hoya closed by saying he still wants the fighter\u2019s career to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though you tried to screw me over, I still want what\u2019s best for all my fighters, and I always will,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Tom Galm is a boxing journalist who has covered the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThere won\u2019t be many laughs this week because I never think it\u2019s funny when a fighter tries to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-517164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}