In the wake of the success of Saturday's '5v5' card in Saudi Arabia that saw Frank Warren's fighters at Queensberry Promotions dominate his rival Eddie Hearn and his roster at Matchroom, is the prospect of another 5 vs 5 event that would pit the Golden Boy Promotions stable against Top Rank. Golden Boy president Eric Gomez, who has long been one of Golden Boy founder Oscar De La Hoya's most trusted friends and colleagues, that they're open to the concept. "We were approached early this year from Top Rank and Bob Arum, and he wanted to get something together," he said.
De La Hoya himself took to social media after '5v5' to call for the event to take place in Las Vegas, telling Top Rank boss - and his former promoter - Bob Arum: "Let's talk!" In the spirit of fantasy matchmaking, GIVEMESPORT has put together five possible fights that could feature in an evening involving Top Rank boxers against Golden Boy's. A super fight involving two-weight boxing champ Teofimo Lopez, who currently holds the WBO and The Ring super lightweight titles, and Ryan Garcia, who recently bested Devin Haney in impressive fashion, could headline numerous arenas — even T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, or, maybe The Sphere; a $2.3 billion mega structure that has already captivated the attention of UFC boss Dana White.
Top Rank founder Arum, together with de la Hoya, would need no second invitation to beat White to The Sphere, and in Lopez vs Garcia, they'd have the ideal headliner to do so. GIVEMESPORT has.
