It was a packed house at La Villita in downtown San Antonio as screaming fans came to support their heroes.
“I am excited to be here” said Oscar De La Hoya. De La Hoya who has always had close ties with the city of San Antonio. It is San Antonio where Oscar met his wife Millie, where he defeated David Kamau in a second round knock out at the Alamodome, it is where he promoted one of his first big fights with Golden Boy Promotions back in May. San Antonio usually leads the nation in buy rates for Oscar De La Hoya-headlined fights.
Oscar played emcee as he introduced an all-star line up for faces in boxing: Three time World Jr. Featherweight Champion Marco Antonio Barrera (57-3) from Mexico City, Mexico is set to take on IBF World Jr. Featherweight Champion Manny Pacquiao (37-2-1) from the Philippines to be aired this Saturday night on HBO at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. “Marco is highly regarded as one of the best fighters in the world pound for pound, but Manny Pacquiao is no push over, and he was definitely not brought in as an opponent.” Said De La Hoya.
