‘Don’t count out Zurdo’: Oscar De La Hoya talks Gilberto Ramirez vs David Benavidez

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 30: David Benavidez and Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez pose for a photo during a press conference at T-Mobile Arena on April 30, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya talks to Fight Hub TV about this weekend’s cruiserweight title fight between Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs David Benavidez, what his plans are for Ryan Garcia’s next fight, and more. Check out some excerpts of what De La Hoya had to say below.

De La Hoya on Ryan Garcia’s next move

“There’s three options for him, like viable options for him. you have the Rolly option, which I don’t know if people want to see that because you see the first fight, it was okay, in Time Square where only like 300 people saw. But then you have the rematch with Devin Haney. That’s the fight that everybody wants to watch. That’s the rematch because Devin Haney’s looking like a beast.

“People are talking about how Devin Haney didn’t look too good, he wasn’t himself, Ryan was doing this and that — no, Ryan just beat him in a great fight. So the revenge factor is pretty interesting to me. And then you have Conor Benn…Absolutely it’s possible but you think about this: he’s fighting for the Zuffa belt. And Ryan’s fighting for all the belts, he’s fighting for the WBC, WBA, IBF. Like, Conor Benn’s with the Zuffa belt, the unicorn pink Zuffa belt. So who knows if we can make that fight.

“But, look, if Dana White wants to call me, then we can start talking. That’s the bottom line. This is all about the fighters, it’s not about me and Dana. Me and Dana have a beef going on which is actually a lot of fun for me, but this is about the fighters. I can squash the beef easily just to make this fight happen, but the fact that Conor Benn is fighting for the rainbow belt or the unicorn belt at Zuffa, I don’t know what they’re plans are, if they even want to fight for the WBC or the WBA, IBF, WBO. So, whatever. Dana, call me. It’s all good.”