If you thought Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya was going to take Thanksgiving off from his Clap Back Thursdays, well, you’d be wrong. And just like how boxing is one big dysfunctional family, De La Hoya kicked off the holiday by engaging in some personal mudslinging against Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn.
“Shakur Stevenson vs William Zepeda was all set to happen until William injured his hand fighting Tevin Farmer last weekend,” De La Hoya began. “So you would naturally think Shakur would start targeting, I don’t know, a Frank Martin or a Muratalla, some other world champion right? No. Shakur and lonesome Eddie made an offer to my 22-year-old prospect Kid Austin who has no world championship experience.
“This is exactly what I mean when I say Eddie doesn’t know how to build a career. Look, Bob Arum built Shakur Stevenson to become a world champion, and in his first fight with Matchroom you actually want to put him in with a prospect, Eddie? I didn’t think it could get any lower for you but it does.
“So Eddie, you made a fool of yourself in the ring in Dallas after the Katie Taylor fight and the co-founder of Jake Paul’s company Most Valuable Promotions, Nakisa Bidarian is questioning your erratic behavior. I think I may know the answer. It’s no secret that Eddie and Skye Nicolson have been linked romantically since 2022. Rumors have been flying about them in the boxing community for years.
“And as I investigate further it’s becoming clear that there’s likely some unethical and preferential treatment happening here. Here you are in Miami with Skye outside a club, you look mighty uncomfortable walking away from the camera as soon as you saw it. You guys look pretty cozy. Eddie, when you should’ve been focused on promoting the trilogy between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor, which would likely be the biggest fight ever in women’s history, you were focused immediately on setting up your rumored girlfriend to fight Amanda Serrano.
“You made it too obvious, my man. No wonder you’re like 0-16 this year, you’re distracted as hell. Eddie, I know you’re a trust fund kid and nobody showed you how men are supposed to behave, so here’s a few lessons. We don’t get our steaks well done, we don’t wear like baby bjorns, we don’t go to brunch, and we sure as hell don’t shit where we eat. Get it together, dude. And I guess I was wrong on one thing, you’re not lonesome Eddie, you’re linked to several women, so you’re phony Eddie.”