OSCAR RETURNS! DE LA HOYA VS. FORBES, SATURDAY MAY 3RD
The Golden Boy is coming home to HBO. For the first time in years, Oscar De La Hoya will fight live on HBO against former champ Steve Forbes. Saturday, May 3 at 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT.
Headlining the inaugural boxing event at The Home Depot Center's 27,000-seat soccer stadium, Los Angeles native Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) will fight live on HBO's flagship boxing series for the first time since 2001. Coming off the highest-grossing fight in history - his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2007 - the former six-division world champion will be making his 31st appearance on HBO, hoping to thrill the fans who have supported him since his amateur days in East Los Angeles. The fight also marks the return of Floyd Mayweather Sr. to the De La Hoya corner as head trainer.
Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs), from Las Vegas by way of Portland, Ore., is coming off a split-decision victory over the highly touted Francisco Bojado last October. A former super featherweight champion and finalist on "The Contender," who has never been knocked down in 11 years as a professional, Forbes will be making his HBO debut under the tutelage of Mayweather Sr.'s brother, Jeff Mayweather.
 De La Hoya vs. Forbes
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Profile: Will Forbes Have The Last Laugh?
May 3 will be nothing new for Steve Forbes. He's been a longshot all his life.
When the former IBF super featherweight champion walks into the Home Depot Center to face boxing's Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, he will enter as an 8-1 underdog. Compared with how he started out that makes him a heavy favorite.
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Profile: Oscar Making All The Right Moves
If Oscar De La Hoya wanted a "tune-up" before fighting an expected rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September, he couldn't have picked a more perfect opponent. Steve Forbes is Floyd Jr. Lite, and this fight has all the trappings of a dress rehearsal.
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CompuBox Pre-Fight Analysis
When he was still an amateur fighter, Oscar de la Hoya wanted to become an architect. Now, entering the 17th year of what will surely be a Hall of Fame boxing career, "The Golden Boy" has created a blueprint for what he hopes will be his personal golden parachute - a three-part farewell to the sport that has made him rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams.
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